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March 2016 Was the 5th Warmest March Ever in Portland
Our friends at the National Weather Service in Gray have compiled an amazing array of facts and figures for your weather wonderment Our trend for warmer than usual months continued. March 2016 was the 5th warmest on record. This is the 8th consecutive month of above-average temperatures. The last below-normal month was June of last year.
FOR MARCH 2016:
- The average temperature for the month was 37.8 degrees. That's 4.3 degrees above normal.
- Not a lot of snow in Portland in March. Only 7.1 inches. That's 5.6 inches below normal. By the way, the snowiest March ever was in 1993 when we had 49 inches.
- Crazy weather swings continue this winter. On the 21st we had over 6 inches of snow. By the 31st it was 72 degrees. Wacky!
If you want to really geek out-here are some daily records from the past month from the NWS
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN MARCH 2016...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
9 66 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 55 IN 2012
9 40 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 39 IN 2000
9 53 - WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 47 IN 2000
10 66 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 58 IN 1998 AND 1977
10 41 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 37 IN 2006
10 54 - WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 47 IN 1977
13 50 - WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 50 IN 2012 AND 1946 /TIED/
15 38 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 37 IN 1990 AND 1945
16 39 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 38 IN 1948\
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