March 2017 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota
Average temperature: 26.3 degrees
Normal: 25.9 degrees
Departure: +0.4 degrees above normal
Warmest high temperature: 59 F on the 28th
Warmest low temperature: 37 F on the 6th
Coldest high temperature: 17 F on the 2nd
Coldest low temperature: -9 F on the 3rd
5 days with a high temperature of at least 50 F (Average is 3 days)
4 days with a subzero low temperature (Average is 3 days)
3 days with a low temperature of 32 F or warmer
Total precipitation: 1.05″
Normal: 1.49″
Departure: -0.44″ below normal
Heaviest daily precipitation total: 0.30″ on the 17th
Number of days with at least 0.01″ of precipitation: 8
Number of days with at least 0.10″ of precipitation: 4
Total snowfall: 5.3″
Normal: 13.2″
Departure: -7.9″ below normal
Heaviest daily snowfall total: 2.4″ on the 17th
Number of days with snowfall of at least 0.1″: 5 (Average is 9 days)
Number of days with snowfall of at least 1.0″: 3
Notes:
*March 2017 was the 11th consecutive above average temperature month (May ’16-March ’17)
*2 thunderstorm days during the month of March
March 1-31, 2017 temperature departure map. Source: http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu
March 1-31, 2017 precipitation departure map. Source: http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu
March 2016 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota
Average temperature: 31.6 degrees
Departure: +5.7 degrees above normal
5 days with a high temperature of at least 50 F
1 day with a high temperature of at least 60 F
1 day with a subzero low temperature
7 days with a low temperature of 32 F or warmer
Total precipitation: 3.96″
Departure: +2.47″ above normal
Total snowfall: 17.3″
Departure: +4.1″ above normal
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