March Temperature/Precipitation (thru 2008) 
                Normals and Extremes for Galveston (1971-2000)
                    (Temperature Records from 1875)
                   (Precipitation Records from 1871)
	                   (last update 5/2/08)

    --------------- TEMPERATURE ----------------------   ------ PRECIPITATION -----
     NORMAL   RECORD       LOW      RECORD      HIGH      RECORD    CUMULATIVE PCPN     
    MAX MIN  MAX YEAR      MAX     MIN YEAR     MIN        PCPN      DAILY  YEARLY 
    --------------------------------------------------   --------------------------
 1  67  54   79 2007    39 1962    30 1890    67 1932     2.04 1934    0.09  6.78 
 2  67  55   77 1940    39 1980    26 1980    68 1932     1.22 2005    0.18  6.87 
 3  67  55   80 2000    41 1943    27 1943    66 1945*    1.76 1903    0.27  6.96 
 4  68  55   79 1981    46 1978    32 2002*   69 1882     1.30 1926    0.36  7.05 
 5  68  56   77 1880    39 1989    28 1989    70 1882     3.17 1933    0.45  7.14 

 6  68  56   77 1999*   46 1989    27 1989    68 1918*    0.90 1946    0.54  7.23 
 7  68  56   82 1983    45 1947    32 1943    70 1882     1.83 1970    0.63  7.32 
 8  69  56   78 2000    45 1915    33 1996    68 2000*    1.12 1921    0.72  7.41 
 9  69  57   84 2006    40 1932    31 1932    69 1918*    1.75 1880    0.81  7.50 
10  69  57   78 2000    35 1932    30 1932    70 1907     3.97 1903    0.90  7.59 

11  69  57   78 2006    40 1948*   31 1948    70 1907     1.17 1914    0.99  7.68 
12  69  57   79 1923    44 1932    31 1948    71 1907     2.50 1946    1.08  7.77 
13  70  58   81 2006    49 1932    32 1932    71 1907     2.91 1890    1.17  7.86 
14  70  58   80 1922    48 1924    38 1954    68 1921*    3.37 2007    1.26  7.95 
15  70  58   87 2008    46 1880    40 1937*   70 1945*    1.88 1896    1.35  8.04 

16  70  58   80 1972*   48 1880    37 1880    71 1945     2.71 1944    1.44  8.13
17  70  59   78 1965*   41 1892    36 1892    70 1945*    2.96 1957    1.53  8.22 
18  70  59   80 1972    45 1941    32 1892    70 1945*    2.22 1884    1.62  8.31 
19  71  59   80 1954    37 1923    30 1923    72 1882     2.75 1941    1.71  8.40 
20  71  59   80 2006    49 1914    32 1965*   71 1882     2.37 1985    1.80  8.49 

21  71  59   82 1955    51 1876    38 1876    71 1907     1.79 1979    1.89  8.58 
22  71  60   80 2005    50 1989    36 1968    71 1907     2.53 1880    1.98  8.67 
23  71  60   78 1907    54 1968    40 1915    71 1907     8.00 1973    2.07  8.76 
24  72  60   79 1909    53 1912    40 1912    71 1921     1.95 1898    2.16  8.85 
25  72  60   81 2005    50 1974    43 1974*   72 1907     4.22 1997    2.25  8.94 

26  72  61   79 1988    45 1955    34 1955    73 1907     2.85 1914    2.34  9.03 
27  72  61   79 2007*   45 1955    33 1955    73 1907     2.77 1923    2.43  9.12 
28  72  61   83 1950    53 1937    35 1931    73 1907     1.82 2001    2.52  9.21 
29  72  61   81 1974*   53 1894    39 1894    73 1907     1.68 1926    2.60  9.29 
30  72  61   85 1879    49 1937    37 1987    72 1938     1.79 1907    2.68  9.37 

31  73  61   80 1941*   53 1937*   38 1926    73 1938     4.42 2007    2.76  9.45 

* indicates a record that has been tied on a previous year

MARCH Normals
MEAN TEMPERATURE......64.1
MEAN PRECIPITATION....2.76   
HEATING DEGREE DAYS...94    
COOLING DEGREE DAYS...65  

ALLTIME MARCH RECORDS
HIGH  87  03/15/2008    
LOW   26  03/02/1980