March
                 Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston (1927-2008)
                               (last update 3/15/08)
                              
    --------------- TEMPERATURE ---------------------    ------ PRECIPITATION -----
     NORMAL   RECORD       LOW      RECORD     HIGH       RECORD    CUMULATIVE PCPN 
    MAX MIN  MAX YEAR      MAX     MIN YEAR    MIN         PCPN      DAILY  YEARLY 
    --------------------------------------------------   --------------------------                              
 1  70  48   84  1975    37 1962   28  1980   70 1997    3.32 1993    0.10  6.76 
 2  70  48   84  1975    48 1960   22  1980   66 1976    1.45 2001    0.20  6.86
 3  70  48   84  1967    45 2002   22  1943   69 1976    1.78 1957    0.30  6.96
 4  71  48   81  1981    48 1954   22  2002   68 1976    4.56 1992    0.40  7.06
 5  71  49   86  1967    38 1989   25  1989   70 1961    1.06 1937    0.50  7.16
 
 6  71  49   86  1991    46 1960   25  1989   69 1961    1.47 1933    0.61  7.27
 7  71  49   88  1975    49 1960   28  1989   66 1961    0.91 1970    0.72  7.38
 8  72  49   87  1951    47 1978   27  1971   70 1974    1.06 2001    0.83  7.49
 9  72  50   88  2000    53 1996   27  1932   71 1974    1.18 1994    0.94  7.60
10  72  50   89  1980    52 1969   28  1996*  70 1974    1.03 1944    1.05  7.71 
 
11  72  50   86  1974    48 1969   28  1948   72 2006    0.53 1936    1.16  7.82
12  73  50   88  1980    50 1993   26  1948   72 2006    4.28 1997    1.27  7.93
13  73  52   89  1942    50 1993   25  1932   68 1982    1.96 2007    1.38  8.04
14  73  52   88  2008    52 1976   29  1993*  69 1955    1.82 2001    1.49  8.15
15  73  52   89  2008    54 1962   32  1999*  70 1955    2.06 1974    1.60  8.26
 
16  73  52   84  1942    49 1969   34  1962   72 1982    1.44 1944    1.71  8.37
17  74  52   85  1972    51 1960   32  1976   70 1982    5.00 1957    1.82  8.48
18  74  52   85  1977*   50 1958   34  1960   70 1982    2.01 1944    1.93  8.59
19  74  52   85  1974    51 1965   25  1934   70 1982    2.93 1941    2.04  8.70
20  74  52   83  2004    51 1965   29  1965   71 1955    7.47 1972    2.15  8.81
 
21  74  52   84  1953    50 1970   30  1996   69 1995    1.17 1968    2.26  8.92
22  75  52   88  1995    52 1989   32  1970   69 1975    1.77 1993    2.37  9.03
23  75  52   87  1995    54 2006   34  1968   70 1995    2.27 1983    2.48  9.14
24  75  53   85  1936    47 1974   36  1952   70 1995    1.13 1974    2.59  9.25
25  75  53   87  1955    48 1974   36  2006   68 1988    1.77 1943    2.70  9.36
 
26  75  53   88  1939    42 1955   31  1955   72 1995    3.45 1951    2.81  9.47
27  76  54   88  1935*   48 1955   31  1955   72 1975    2.22 2001    2.92  9.58
28  76  54   89  1972    58 1957   33  1931   72 1989    1.76 1966    3.03  9.69
29  76  54   90  1974    56 1995   35  1931   71 2002    1.78 1940    3.14  9.80
30  76  54   96  1946    57 1988   33  1987   67 1979    1.70 1988    3.25  9.91

31  76  54   87  1974    58 1975   30  1987   71 2006    1.44 2007    3.36  10.02

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

March Normals
 high:             73.3F    
 low:              51.3F  
 mean temperature: 62.3F   
 rainfall:         3.36"
 heating DD          187            
 cooling DD           50