MARCH 2003

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2003	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TEMP. 	MEAN	SOIL	SKY	SKY	PRECIP	MAX.1HR	MAX.5M	FROZ.	SNOW ON	START	END	2003	START	END	WIND  	MAX.	TIME	MAX.	MIN.	MAX.	MIN.	AVE.	BAR.	BAR.&	MAP	FEAT.	HP.LP.	FRONT	FRONT	FRONT 	2003	March-2003
MAR.	MAX.	MAX.	MIN.	MIN.	RANGE	MEAN	CHANGE	TEMP.	AM	PM	MELTED	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	GROUND	TIME	TIME	MAR.	TIME	TIME	RUN	GUST	GUST	RH	RH	BAR.	BAR.	BAR.	CHANGE	PREC.	FEAT.	LOC.	TRACK	DIRCT.	INTEN.	PASSED	MAR.	REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
Mar-01	39	15:04	32	5:20	7	35.5	2.0	34	2	2	T	 	 	T	9.8	0410	0450	Mar-01			25	8	1510	100	90	30.25	30.00	30.13	0.01	30.13	23	 		SW	WEAK		Mar-01	HEAVY AM FOG
Mar-02	51	13:55	36	3:53	15	43.5	8.0	34	2	1	0.33	0.18	0.03		7.0	0240	0830	Mar-02			75	21	1253	100	62	30.00	29.55	29.78	-0.35	29.91	8, 11	NC	NE	NW	STRONG	1700	Mar-02	MODERATE FOG AND DRIZZLE AFTER RAINFALL
Mar-03	40	0:01	17	7:39	23	28.5	-15.0	34	0	0					6.5			Mar-03			91	29	0457	79	21	30.21	29.73	29.97	0.20		9	MI	EAST				Mar-03	MIN. WIND CHILL TODAY 2°F AT 0901-MAX. DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS WAS LESS THAN 32°F
Mar-04	45	15:52	19	1:16	26	32.0	3.5	34	1	0					6.0			Mar-04			33	13	1142	75	44	30.25	29.98	30.12	0.15		8	LAC	NE				Mar-04	THIS MORNING IT WAS EASY TO WALK ON TOP OF SNOW WITH NO SINKING AT ALL
Mar-05	62	14:31	37	5:08	25	49.5	17.5	34	2	0	0.06	0.03	0.01		5.0	0215	0220	Mar-05	0400	0715	26	12	1300	100	56	29.98	29.66	29.82	-0.30	29.84	11			NW	STRONG		Mar-05	LAST SNOW MELTED OFF NORTH SIDE OF OUR ROOF
Mar-06	48	0:11	28	23:58	20	38.0	-11.5	34	2	2	0.29	0.10	0.02		4.4	0330	1250	Mar-06			49	16	0538	100	77	30.20	29.55	29.88	0.05	29.73	11, 8	WV	NE	NW	STRONG	0500	Mar-06	DRIZZLE FROM 0815-1250
Mar-07	39	14:45	23	6:39	16	31.0	-7.0	34	1	1					4.0			Mar-07			35	13	0644	81	53	30.34	30.14	30.24	0.37		9	VT	EAST				Mar-07	
Mar-08	56	13:59	24	6:54	32	40.0	9.0	34	0	0					3.4			Mar-08			43	12	1525	96	33	30.21	29.81	30.01	-0.23		9	NC	NE				Mar-08	VERY HEAVY FROST-FROST ON TOP OF SNOW MADE IT SPARKLE IN MORNING SUNLIGHT
Mar-09	56	11:12	29	23:59	27	42.5	2.5	34	0	0					2.5			Mar-09			103	30	1330	72	33	29.99	29.69	29.84	-0.17		11, 9	MT	SE	NW	STRONG	1000	Mar-09	WHAT IS LEFT OF SNOW IS ALL ICE NOW
Mar-10	38	15:49	23	6:42	15	30.5	-12.0	34	0	0					2.2			Mar-10			54	21	1320	70	24	30.25	29.97	30.11	0.27		9	MN	SE				Mar-10	
Mar-11	44	15:45	25	1:51	19	34.5	4.0	34	2	0	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.2	1.9	0755	1030	Mar-11	1200	1230	37	12	1251	93	45	30.26	30.11	30.19	0.08	30.24	23			WEST	WEAK	1100	Mar-11	SNOW FIRST STUCK ON CEMENT WALKS AND GROUND THAT WAS IN SHADOWS YESTERDAY BUT FINAL 0.2 INS. READING WAS TAKEN ON TOP 
Mar-12	59	15:56	30	6:20	29	44.5	10.0	35	1	2					0.9			Mar-12			26	8	0244	99	42	30.14	29.98	30.06	-0.13		9	NC	EAST				Mar-12	HEAVY FROST
Mar-13	70	15:43	39	23:58	31	54.5	10.0	36	1	1	0.15	0.10	0.03		T	1625	1635	Mar-13	1815	1950	46	16	1804	97	44	30.05	29.81	29.93	-0.13	29.85	8, 11	IL	EAST	WEST	STRONG	1900	Mar-13	
Mar-14	46	15:24	28	6:59	18	37.0	-17.5	38	0	0					T			Mar-14			50	13	0819	84	22	30.40	30.14	30.27	0.34		9	ON	SE				Mar-14	
Mar-15	59	15:14	28	6:43	31	43.5	6.5	38	0	0					T			Mar-15			50	16	1459	91	33	30.30	30.13	30.22	-0.05		9	NJC	EAST				Mar-15	MODERATE FROST-TWO PATCHES OF SNOW LEFT IN BACK YARD - ONE BY BRICK FIREPLACE AND ANOTHER NEAR AZALEAS IN SE CORNER
Mar-16	67	13:15	40	3:00	27	53.5	10.0	39	1	2	0.02	0.01	T		NONE	1740	1800	Mar-16	1850	1815	26	11	1250	100	52	30.09	29.87	29.98	-0.23	29.93	8	SC	NE				Mar-16	ALL SNOW MELTED BY 1500 TODAY IN BACK YARD
Mar-17	62	15:42	54	23:59	8	58.0	4.5	41	2	2	0.01	0.01	T			0345	0530	Mar-17			18	7	1203	100	79	29.88	29.73	29.81	-0.18	29.81	8	VAC	NE				Mar-17	THE 54°F MIN. TEMP. TODAY SET A NEW 23 YR. REC. HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE DATE-OLD REC. WAS 52°F REC. IN 1990
Mar-18	70	15:16	50	23:59	20	60.0	2.0	43	2	2								Mar-18			41	14	1100	100	42	29.97	29.69	29.83	0.02		11			NORTH	STRONG	1800	Mar-18	THE WARMEST DAY SINCE NOV. 10, 2002 WHEN IT WAS ALSO 70°F-THE 50°F MIN. SET A NEW 23 YR. REC. HIGH MIN. FOR DATE OLD REC. WAS 48°F
Mar-19	51	12:51	38	23:59	13	44.5	-15.5	45	1	2								Mar-19			57	25	1758	84	53	30.29	29.99	30.14	0.31		21			SW	AVE.		Mar-19	WARM FRONT APPROACHING
Mar-20	47	18:05	37	1:31	10	42.0	-2.5	43	2	2	2.29	0.31	0.05			0010	2210	Mar-20	2345	2400	76	19	1332	100	77	30.27	29.77	30.02	-0.12	30.30	8, 21	MO	NE	SOUTH	AVE.	1800	Mar-20	WARM FRONT PASSED ABOUT 1800 HRS.-MODERATE FOG STARTING AROUND 1600 HRS.-PRECIP. TOTAL TODAY SET A NEW REC. FOR DATE
Mar-21	56	16:37	41	2:44	15	48.5	6.5	44	2	1	0.06	0.05	0.01			0001	0120	Mar-21	1805	1850	20	8	1220	100	94	29.81	29.60	29.71	-0.32	29.82	8, 11	IN	NE	WEST	AVE.	1700	Mar-21	SECOND THUNDER AND LIGHTNING OF THE YR. BETWEEN 1810-1830-MODERATE FOG OCCURRED AFTER 1900 HRS.
Mar-22	66	15:26	45	5:48	21	55.5	7.0	45	0	2								Mar-22			31	16	0919	100	41	29.87	29.76	29.82	0.11		8	MI	NE				Mar-22	
Mar-23	64	15:11	44	5:46	20	54.0	-1.5	45	0	0								Mar-23			47	20	1030	81	38	29.99	29.89	29.94	0.12		9	TX	ESE				Mar-23	MIN. TEMP. TODAY TIED REC. HIGHEST MIN. FOR DATE THAT WAS SET IN 1991
Mar-24	67	15:13	43	6:36	24	55.0	1.0	46	0	0								Mar-24			35	15	1218	82	29	30.06	29.98	30.02	0.08		9	NY	NE				Mar-24	
Mar-25	74	15:15	41	6:22	33	57.5	2.5	47	0	0								Mar-25			60	14	1456	95	27	30.08	29.84	29.96	-0.06		9	GA	EAST				Mar-25	WARMEST DAY SINCE OCT. 5, 2002 WHEN IT WAS 84°F
Mar-26	77	13:00	43	23:57	34	60.0	2.5	47	0	2	0.40	0.19	0.03			1415	1830	Mar-26			67	34	1429	100	31	30.00	29.70	29.85	-0.11	29.74	11			NW	WEAK	1400	Mar-26	LAST TRACE OF SNOW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEFT TODAY- ITS LOCATION WAS AT      BROOKS PLACE, FALLS CHURCH
Mar-27	67	15:22	38	5:44	29	52.5	-7.5	48	0	0								Mar-27			29	11	1329	100	28	30.17	30.00	30.09	0.23		9	WV	NE				Mar-27	DEEP BLUE SKY TODAY AND LOW REL. HUMIDITY-METEORITES FELL IN IL HITTING CARS AND HOMES
Mar-28	57	12:35	42	3:08	15	49.5	-3.0	47	2	2	0.06	0.03	0.01			0720	0800	Mar-28	0905	0920	35	12	1234	99	65	30.23	30.05	30.14	0.05	30.21	21			SE	AVE.		Mar-28	THIRD PD. OF PRECIP. WAS BETWEEN 1235-1300 HRS. - WARM FRONT STILL TO SE OF AREA
Mar-29	75	15:19	52	23:59	23	63.5	14.0	48	2	2	0.17	0.09	0.02			0505	0600	Mar-29	1010	1205	61	16	1022	100	57	30.05	29.82	29.94	-0.20	29.96	21, 11			SOUTH	AVE.	0400	Mar-29	ALSO A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TO W. OF AREA PASSED AT 1700.   MUCH LIGHTNING IN VICINITY ONE CLOSE STRIKE AT 1735.  3RD PERIOD  
Mar-30	52	0:01	33	20:50	19	42.5	-21.0	49	2	2	0.68	0.12	0.02	1.4	0.3	0001	0200	Mar-30	0400	1950	75	16	0508	100	83	30.02	29.89	29.96	0.02	29.95	8	SC	NE				Mar-30	A LITTLE SLEET  OBSERVED FROM  1635 TO 1650.  AT SUNSET 0.9 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ON THE SNOWBOARD BUT LESS ON ON GRASS AND NONE
Mar-31	43	13:36	28	6:16	15	35.5	-7.0	45	0	1	T			Flur.	None	1445	1505	Mar-31	1543	1555	111	30	1552	78	31	30.16	29.94	30.05	0.10	30.03	9	LA	SE				Mar-31	THE MINIMUM TEMP. TODAY WAS 28°F, AND EQUALED THE 23 YR. LOW MIN. TEMP. RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS SET IN 1991.
TOT.	1747.0	41045	1087.0	31657	660.0	1417.0	2.0	1243.0	30.0	31.0	4.54	1.24	0.24	1.6	53.9	MAX.	TEMPS	  MIN.	TEMPS	TOT.	1532	508		2856	1506	933.77	925.77	929.77	-0.06	449.45				DATES	  EXTREMES		DATE	EXTENSION OF LENGTHY DAILY REMARKS
Num.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	13	13	11	2	13	>=75	2	<=60	31	NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	15	  WX.  	FEAT.		MAX.	TEMP.	3-26 	11-Mar	OF ICE LEFT FROM SNOWS OF FEBRUARY. IT WAS FIRST SNOW REC. ON THIS DATE IN LAST 23 YRS.
AVE.	56.35	13:25	35.06	10:28	21.29	45.71	0.06	40.10	0.97	1.00	0.35	0.10	0.02	0.00	0.00	>=70	5	<=55	31	AVE.	49.4	16.39		92.13	48.58	30.12	29.86	29.99	0.00	29.96	LOW 	PR.=	10	MIN.	TEMP.	3-03 	26-Mar	THE TEMP. RANGE TODAY WAS 34°F, AND EQUALED THE 23 YEAR MAX. TEMP. RANGE REC. FOR THE DATE; THE OLD REC. WAS SET IN 1985.
MAX. 	77	18:05	54	23:59	34	63.5	17.5	CLEAR	13	13	2.29	0.31	0.05	1.4	9.8	>=65	9	<=50	29	MAX. 	111	34	1804	100	94	30.40	30.14	30.27	0.37	30.30	HIGH	PR.=	13	MAX.	MEAN	3-29 	29-Mar	 OF PRECIP. 1915-1930, 4TH PERIOD OF PRECIP.  2210-2220.
MIN.	38	0:01	17	1:16	7	28.5	-21.0	PT.CLO.	6	5	>= 1.00	INCH				>=60	12	<=45	28	MIN.	18	7	244	70	21	29.81	29.55	29.71	-0.35	29.73	ELONG	HP.=	0	MIN.	MEAN	3-03 	30-Mar	ON THE BARE GROUND.  FIRST SNOW RECORDED ON THIS DATE IN THE LAST 23-YEARS. THE MAXIMUM SNOWFALL TOTAL TODAY WAS 1.4
DAY>=90°	0		<=32°DAYS	13				CLO.	12	13	1	DAY		>=55	18	<=40	21	MEDI	46	15	1250	99	44	30.14	29.87	29.98	0.02	29.93	COLD	FRO.=	9	MAX.	PREC.	3-20 		 INCHES AT 1415 A NEW 23 YEAR MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE DATE.
DATE OF	3-26 	DATE OF	3-03 	DATE OF	3-29 	DATE OF	3-03 			DATE	3-20 		DATE	3-30 		>=50	21	<=30	12		DATE	3-26 	1429		DATE	3-14 	3-02 				WARM	FRO.=	4	MAX.	GUST	3-26 	31-Mar	THE MAX. TEMP. TODAY WAS 43°F, A NEW 23-YR. LOW MAX. REC. FOR THE DATE; THE OLD REC. WAS 47°F IN 1980.  SNOW SQUALLS TODAY 
MAX.		MIN.		WARMEST		COLDEST				MAX.			MAX.			>=45	25	<=25	6		MAX.				MAX.						STAT.	FRO.=	0	MAX. 	BAR.	3-14 		BETWEEN 1445-1505, 1543-1555,  1730-1743 AND A MIN. WIND CHILL OF 17°F AT 0745
TEMP.		TEMP.		DAY		DAY				PREC.			SNOW			>=40	28	<=20	2		WIND				BAR.		3-06 				ALL 	HPS.=	0	MIN. 	BAR.	3-02