PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1230 PM CDT WED APR 2 2008 ...MARCH 2008 A LITTLE WARMER AND A LITTLE DRIER THAN NORMAL... MARCH STARTED OUT ON THE COOL SIDE WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH. TEMPERATURES WARMED MID MONTH INTO NEAR RECORD TERRITORY AND REMAINED WARMER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH. RAIN FELL AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE MONTH BUT THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL DURING THE FIRST HALF OF MARCH. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TOTALS WERE OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE REGION WITH LIGHTER TOTALS CONFINED TOWARD THE COAST. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TOTAL DURING THE MONTH WAS 5.42 INCHES AT CROCKETT. THE LOWEST RAINFALL TOTAL OCCURRED AT MATAGORDA (0.64 INCHES). HAZARDOUS WEATHER OCCURRED ON THE THIRD AS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR CUT AND SHOOT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPED ON THE SIXTH WITH GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR WHARTON. BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL DATA FOR A FEW CLIMATE SITES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SITE AVG AVG AVG DEP RAIN DEP HIGH LOW DAILY IAH 75.0 52.1 63.6 +1.3 2.41 -0.95 GLS 71.4 58.2 64.8 +0.7 1.88 -0.88 CLL 73.6 50.9 62.2 +0.6 3.81 +0.97 HOU 74.6 55.2 64.9 +0.7 2.96 -0.23 CXO 74.3 48.3 61.3 +0.2 2.52 -0.39 UTS 73.5 50.7 62.1 +1.6 2.19 -1.28 PSX 72.5 54.4 63.5 +1.4 2.22 -0.48 DWH 74.8 50.8 62.8 +0.6 2.28 -0.30 SGR 75.0 53.8 64.4 +1.4 1.64 -0.85 LVJ 75.0 55.6 65.3 +2.5 2.50 +0.35 LBX 73.2 52.3 62.9 +0.2 1.59 -3.17 HGX 72.2 53.7 63.0 +1.3 2.32 -1.19 && HERE ARE SOME OTHER RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ANAHUAC 3.77 HOU HEIGHTS 3.00 BAYTOWN 2.60 HOU WESTBURY 2.44 BELLVILLE 2.22 LIBERTY 2.98 BRENHAM 2.40 LIVINGSTON 2.27 CLEVELAND 2.18 MADISONVILLE 3.30 CROCKETT 5.42 MATAGORDA 0.64 DANEVANG 3.16 RICHMOND 1.78 FREEPORT 3.12 HOU PORT 3.03 $$