March 2006 Climate Summary for the Twin Cities
Listed below is a summary of March for the Twin Cities from the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
320 PM CST SAT APR 1 2006
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...THE TWIN CITIES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2006...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2006
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT MARCH 2006 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 40.9 40.6 0.3 WARMER 38W
AVERAGE MIN 26.2 23.5 2.7 WARMER 24W
MONTH MEAN 33.6 32.1 1.5 WARMER 40W
DAILY MAX 56 MAR-10 -2006
DAILY MIN 10 MAR-15 -2006
RECORD HIGHS 1
RECORD LOWS 0
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 967 1034 -67 WARMER 36W
TOTAL SEASON 6071 7050 -979 WARMER 5W
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 2.01 1.86 0.15 WETTER 37W
ANNUAL TOTAL 3.04 3.69 -0.65 DRIER 57D
DAILY MAX 0.78 MAR-13-2006
RECORD PRECIP 1
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 20.4 10.4 10.0 SNOWIER 10W
SEASON TOTAL 44.4 52.7 -8.3 DRIER NRN
DAILY MAX 9.9 MAR-13-2006
MAX DEPTH 12 MAR-16-2006
RECORD SNOW 1
MONTHLY EXTREMESFOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MARCH EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
WARMEST MAX 55.4 1910 14.8 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MAX 25.0 1899 -15.6 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MIN 34.5 1910 11.0 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MIN 9.2 1899 -14.3 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MEAN 45.0 1910 12.9 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MEAN 17.1 1899 -15.0 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST HDD 618 1910 -416 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST HDD 1478 1899 444 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
COLDEST CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
WETTEST PCP 4.75 1965 2.89 WETTEST 1W
DRIEST PCP 0.09 1910 -1.77 DRIEST 1D
SNOWIESTSNW 40.0 1951 29.6 SNOWIEST 1W
DRIEST SNW 0.1 1981 -10.3 DRIEST 1D
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVG 9.4 10.0 -0.6
PEAK GUST 37 NE MAR-12-2006
FASTEST 1-MINUTE 31 NE MAR-12-2006
SUNSHINEMINUTES PERCENT ANNUAL HOURS PERCENT
GAINED 98 24 238 4 58
LOST 0 0 0 0 0
WEATHER
TYPE COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 16
2=FOG DENSE 3
3=THUNDER 4
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 2
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 14
9=BLWG SNW 1
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 3 7 -4 WARMER
>=50 6 7 -1 COOLER
>=60 0 2 -2 COOLER
>=70 0 1 -1 COOLER
>=80 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=90 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 27 24 3 COOLER
<= 20 7 11 -4 WARMER
<= 10 1 4 -3 WARMER
<= 0 0 2 -2 WARMER
<= -10 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PRECIP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 4 5 -1 DRIER
>= 0.01 11 10 1 WETTER
>= 0.10 5 5 0 NORMAL
>= 0.25 2 2 0 NORMAL
>= 0.50 1 1 0 NORMAL
>= 1.00 0 0 0 NORMAL
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 4 4 0 NORMAL
>= 0.1 6 6 0 NORMAL
>= 1.0 4 3 1 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 3 2 1 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 3 2 1 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 2 1 1 SNOWIER
NEW DAILRECORDS LISTING PREVIOUS
NEW DAILSET/TIE AMOUNT DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
MAX TIE-> 56 MAR-10-2006 TIES-> 56 1977
PCP NEW-> 0.78 MAR-13-2006 OLD-> 0.69 1917 1986
SNW NEW-> 9.9 MAR-13-2006 OLD-> 9.4 1940
3-MONTH
JFM 2006 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JFM-06 MAX 34.6 30.3 4.3 WARMER 8W
JFM-06 MIN 20.1 13.2 6.9 WARMER 6W
JFM-06 MEAN 27.4 21.8 5.6 WARMER 7W
JFM-06 HDD 3343 3923 -580 WARMER 5W
JFM-06 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
JFM-06 PRECIP 3.04 3.69 -0.65 DRIER 57D
JFM-06 SNOW 24.8 32.1 -7.3 DRIER NRN
3-MONTH EXTREMESFOR COMPARISON
EXTREME JFM EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
WARMEST MAX 39.3 1987 9.0 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MAX 18.5 1936 -11.8 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MIN 22.4 1931 9.2 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MIN 3.8 1912 -9.4 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MEAN 30.5 1987 8.7 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MEAN 11.3 1936 -10.5 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST HDD 3088 1987 -835 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST HDD 4856 1936 933 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST CDD 2 1967 2 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1C
WETTEST PRECIP 7.00 1998 3.31 WETTEST 1W
DRIEST PRECIP 0.77 1958 -2.92 DRIEST 1D
SNOWIESTSNOW 66.4 1917 34.3 SNOWIEST 1W
DRIEST SNOW 8.3 1931 -23.8 DRIEST 1D
ANNUAL
JAN-MAR 2006 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR MAX 34.6 30.3 4.3 WARMER 8W
JAN-MAR MIN 20.1 13.2 6.9 WARMER 6W
JAN-MAR MEAN 27.4 21.8 5.6 WARMER 7W
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 3343 3923 -580 WARMER 5W
JAN-MAR HDD-SEA 6071 7050 -979 WARMER 5W
JAN-MAR CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
JAN-MAR PCP 3.04 3.69 -0.65 DRIER 57D
JAN-MAR SNW-ANN 24.8 32.1 -7.3 DRIER NRN
JAN-MAR SNW-SEA 44.4 52.7 -8.3 DRIER NRN
ANNUAL EXTREMES FOR COMPARISON
JAN-MAR EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MAX JAN-MAR 39.3 1987 9.0 WARMEST 1W
MAX JAN-MAR 18.5 1936 -11.8 COLDEST 1C
MIN JAN-MAR 22.4 1931 9.2 WARMEST 1W
MIN JAN-MAR 3.8 1912 -9.4 COLDEST 1C
MEAN JAN-MAR 30.5 1987 8.7 WARMEST 1W
MEAN JAN-MAR 11.3 1936 -10.5 COLDEST 1C
HDD JAN-MAR 3088 1987 -835 WARMEST 1W
HDD JAN-MAR 4856 1936 933 COLDEST 1C
HDD SEASON 5865 2000 -1185 WARMEST 1W
HDD SEASON 8211 1912 1161 COLDEST 1C
CDD JAN-MAR 2 1967 2 WARMEST 1W
CDD JAN-MAR 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1C
PCP JAN-MAR 7.00 1998 3.31 WETTEST 1W
PCP JAN-MAR 0.77 1958 -2.92 DRIEST 1D
SNW JAN-MAR 66.4 1917 34.3 WETTEST 1W
SNW JAN-MAR 7.1 1958 -25.0 DRIEST 1D
SNW SEASON 90.2 1982 37.5 SNOWIEST 1W
SNW SEASON 14.2 1931 -38.5 DRIEST 1D
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