SUBJECT: St. Cloud March 1997 Weather Summary

	The month of March was a cool one with near normal precipitation.
The average temperature of 25.1 degrees was more than 2.5 degrees below
normal. Precipitation was near normal, although snowfall was about 2.5 
inches above normal. The nearly 12 inches for the month brings the 1996-97
seasonal snowfall to 62.6 inches, well above the normal full-season
total of 44.8 inches. In fact, another 2.4 inches of snow in April
will make 1996-97 one of the 10 snowiest years in St. Cloud history.

MONTHLY STATISTICS              MAR 1997        NORMAL
TEMPERATURE
Average high temp                34.3            37.6
Average low temp                 15.8            17.6
Overall average                  25.1            27.6
Warmest high temperature         59 on the 27th
Coolest high temperature         20 on the 5th
Mildest low temperature          35 on the 28th
Coldest low temperature          -10 on the 15th and 16th
Records set:                    

PRECIPITATION
Total melted precip (in)         1.14            1.29
Most in 24 hours                 .37 on the 24th

SNOWFALL (in)                    11.9             9.5
Most in 24 hours                  4.2 on the 13th

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Earth Sciences Department		       (320) 253-8820 (home)
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Saint Cloud State University		EMAIL: scsweisman@tigger.stcloud.
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Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
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