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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

March 2006

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
March Station or State Monthly Records
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Tallahassee, FL *Earliest 90+°F day on record Mar 21, 2006* 91°F 91°F Mar 22, 1935
    Redding Airport, CA Coldest March on record Mar, 2006 avg temp of 46.9°F avg temp of 48.6°F Mar, 1986
    Sacramento Executive Airport, CA Tied second coldest March on record Mar, 2006 avg temp of 49.7°F avg temp of 49.7°F Mar, 1945; coldest March occurred in 1948 with an avg temp of 49.6°F
    Stockton, CA Third coldest March on record Mar, 2006 avg temp of 50.6°F N/A Coldest March occurred 1985 with an avg temp of 49.7°F
    San Francisco, CA Coldest March on record Mar, 2006 avg temp of 50.9°F avg temp of 51.2°F Mar, 1999
    Oakland, CA Tied coldest March on record Mar, 2006 avg temp of 52.4°F avg temp of 52.4°F Mar, 1999
    Monterey, CA Coldest March on record Mar, 2006 avg temp of 49.5°F avg temp of 50.0°F Mar, 1999

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Austin Camp Mabry, TX
  • Wettest March on record
  • Maximum daily precip for the month
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  • Mar 1 - Mar 29, 2006
  • Mar 28, 2006
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  • 7.54 inches
  • 3.26 inches
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  • 7.23 inches
  • 3.00 inches
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  • Mar, 1926
  • Mar 14, 1900
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    Billings, MT Maximum daily precip for the month Mar 29, 2006 1.13 inches 0.95 inches Mar 22, 1973
    Miles City, MT Second maximum daily precip for the month Mar 30, 2006 1.20 inches N/A Record is Mar 24, 1942 with 1.40 inches
    San Francisco Duboce Park, CA Maximum no. of days with measurable precip for the month as of Mar 31, 2006 25 days 23 days Mar, 1904
    Sacramento, CA Maximum no. of days with measurable precip for the month as of Mar 31, 2006 20 days 19 days Mar, 1989
    Stockton, CA Maximum no. of days with measurable precip for the month as of Mar 31, 2006 20 days 17 days Mar, 1982
    Redding, CA Maximum no. of days with measurable precip for the month as of Mar 31, 2006 23 days 21 days Mar, 1989
    Red Bluff, CA Maximum no. of days with measurable precip for the month as of Mar 31, 2006 23 days 21 days Mar, 1983
    Philadelphia, PA Fourth driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.91 inches 1.00 inches Mar, 1915; driest Mar on record occurred in 1910 with 0.38 inches
    Wilmington, DE
  • Driest March on record
  • All-time ninth driest month on record
    		• Mar, 2006 0.29 inches
  • 0.81 inches
  • 0.35 inches
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  • Mar, 1966
  • May 1939; all-time driest month occurred in Oct of 1924 with 0.06 inches
    • Atlantic City, NJ
  • Driest March on record
  • All-time ninth driest month on record
    		• Mar, 2006 0.37 inches
  • 0.70 inches
  • 0.38 inches
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  • Mar, 1966
  • Jan 1955; all-time driest month occurred in Sept of 1941 with 0.01 inches
    • Allentown, PA Tied driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.92 inches 0.92 inches Mar, 1981
    Washington Dulles Airport Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.07 inches 0.99 inches Mar, 1981
    Washington Reagan National Airport Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.05 inches 0.57 inches Mar, 1910
    Baltimore BWI Airport, MD Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.18 inches 0.46 inches Mar, 1910
    Central Park NYC, NY Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.80 inches 0.90 inches Mar, 1885
    Richmond, VA Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.20 inches 0.94 inches Mar, 1966
    Norfolk, VA Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.52 inches 0.75 inches Mar, 1986
    Salisbury, MD Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.15 inches 0.55 inches Mar, 1921
    Fort Lauderdale, FL Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.03 inches 0.07 inches Mar, 1949
    Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, HI All-time wettest month on record Mar, 2006 93.71 inches 90.07 inches Apr, 1971; normal is 34.70 inches
    Punaluu, Oahu, HI All-time wettest month on record Mar, 2006 37.55 inches 36.70 inches Jan, 1922; normal is 9.62 inches
    Lihue, Kauai, HI All-time wettest month on record Mar, 2006 35.95 inches 22.91 inches Dec, 1968; normal is 3.58 inches
    Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, HI Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 93.71 inches 81.95 inches Mar, 1951; normal is 34.70 inches
    Punlauu, Oahu, HI Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 37.55 inches 35.21 inches Mar, 1920; normal is 9.62 inches
    Lihue, Kauai, HI Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 35.95 inches 14.54 inches Mar, 1951; normal is 3.58 inches
    Pahala, Hawaii, HI Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 30.14 inches 28.93 inches Mar, 1980; normal is 6.30 inches
    Moloaa, Kauai, HI Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 23.84 inches 21.97 inches Mar, 1951; normal is 6.20 inches
    Waimanalo, Oahu, HI Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 22.29 inches 19.43 inches Mar, 1963; normal is 3.62 inches
    Oakland Airport, CA Wettest March on record Mar, 2006 7.22 inches 5.69 inches Mar, 1958; normal is 2.47 inches
    Brooksville, FL Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.00 inches A trace Mar, 1956; normal is 4.22 inches
    Tampa, FL Driest March on record Mar, 2006 A trace A trace Mar, 1907; normal is 2.84 inches
    Hollywood, FL Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.02 inches 0.18 inches Mar, 1979; normal is 2.16 inches
    Blacksburg, VA Driest March on record Mar, 2006 0.69 inches 1.33 inches Mar, 1988; normal is 3.85 inches

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Grand Island, NE
  • Latest snowfall greater than 12 inches
  • All-time 24-hour snowfall total
  • All-time 48-hour snowfall total
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  • Mar 20, 2006
  • Mar 20, 2006
  • All-time 48-hour snowfall total
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  • 17.8 inches
  • 17.8 inches
  • 20.7 inches
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  • 12.1 inches
  • 13.0 inches
  • 15.1 inches
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  • Mar 19, 1977
  • Mar 16, 1917
  • Feb 18, 1984
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Glasgow, MT Windiest March on record Mar, 2006 avg wind speed of 14.2mph avg wind speed of 13.6mph Mar, 1974

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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