MARCH 2006

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PAGE #1		MAR.	2006	Annandale ( Barcroft Hills Weather Center ) 38° 50' 25" N   77° 09' 58" W  Stat. #21517  Koontz														PAGE #2		MAR.	2006	Annandale ( Barcroft Hills Weather Center ) 38° 50' 25" N   77° 09' 58" W  Stat. #21517  Koontz																Annandale ( Barcroft Hills Weather Center ) 38° 50' 25" N   77° 09' 58" W  Stat. #21517  Koontz
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2006	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TEMP. 	MEAN	SOIL	SKY	SKY	PRECIP	MAX.1HR	MAX.5M	FROZ.	SNOW ON	START	END	2006	START	END	WIND  	MAX.	TIME	MAX.	MIN.	MAX.	MIN.	AVE.	BAR.	BAR.&	MAP	FEAT.	HP.LP.	FRONT	FRONT	FRONT 	2006	March-2006
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	52	15:59	30	0:31	22	41.0	3.5	38	2	1								Mar-01			20.4	12	1255	69	31	29.96	29.85	29.91	-0.02		24			SOUTH	STRONG		Mar-01	CLOUDY IN AM BUT SOME CLEARING AT 1140 THEN PC THEN CIRRUS THE REST OF DAY
Mar-02	54	15:33	36	6:31	18	45.0	4.0	39	2	2	0.02	0.02	0.01			0357	0445	Mar-02	1015	1045	38.7	23	2345	93	63	29.87	29.41	29.64	-0.27	29.80	8, 11	IN	EAST	NW	AVE.	1600	Mar-02	ANOTHER SPRINKLE AT 1345 JUST A LITTLE SUN TODAY AROUND NOON
Mar-03	43	14:22	30	23:59	13	36.5	-8.5	40	0	0	T			FLR.		0145	0220	Mar-03			139.9	33	1803	67	34	30.10	29.83	29.97	0.32	29.89	9	ON	SE				Mar-03	HIGH PRESSURE IN UPPER ONTARIO AND LOW PRESSURE IN NEW BRUNSWICK GAVE A STRONG NORTH FLOW-MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW SNOW FLURRIES AT 0140-0220
Mar-04	46	15:56	27	5:15	19	36.5	0.0	40	0	0								Mar-04			141.8	31	1419	62	33	30.19	30.06	30.13	0.16		9	ON	SOUTH				Mar-04	HIGH PRESSURE IN ONTARIO AND ALSO LP IN NEW BRUNSWICK AGAIN GIVING STRONG DRY NORTH FLOW OF AIR
Mar-05	52	15:29	30	7:02	22	41.0	4.5	40	0	1								Mar-05			94.8	27	1112	61	30	30.27	30.09	30.18	0.05		9	OH					Mar-05	SUN THROUGH PM CIRRUS AND STILL WINDY AGAIN TODAY
Mar-06	46	11:36	33	7:01	13	39.5	-1.5	40	2	2								Mar-06			20.2	13	1555	88	35	30.10	29.94	30.02	-0.16		8	NC	EAST				Mar-06	CLOUDY ALL DAY BUT NO PRECIP.
Mar-07	50	15:41	30	6:51	20	40.0	0.5	40	0	0								Mar-07			42.7	19	1245	92	26	30.20	30.01	30.11	0.08		9	ON	EAST				Mar-07	VERY CLEAR AND COOL DAY WITH A LOW DEW POINT OF ONLY 12.2 °F
Mar-08	53	14:05	27	6:01	26	40.0	0.0	40	1	2	T					2330	2340	Mar-08			27.3	14	1313	72	30	30.21	29.93	30.07	-0.04		9R	ON-GA	EAST				Mar-08	PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CIRRUS IN AM WITH SUNLIGHT PASSING THROUGH  THE CLOUDS
Mar-09	68	16:17	43	4:43	25	55.5	15.5	41	2	2	T					0140	0150	Mar-09	0520	0530	69.4	18	1703	67	32	29.94	29.67	29.81	-0.27	29.77	21			SOUTH	STRONG	0800	Mar-09	SUN THROUGH CIRRUS IN AM THEN ALTOSTRATUS IN PM-WARMEST DAY OF YEAR SO FAR
Mar-10	78	15:35	54	23:59	24	66.0	10.5	42	1	1	T					0411	0415	Mar-10	0430	0440	91.5	28	1117	76	28	30.03	29.63	29.83	0.02	29.70	11. 8	MI	NNE	WEST	WEAK	1030	Mar-10	NEW REC. MAX. AND MIN. TEMP. FOR DATE & WARMEST DAY SINCE OCT. 6, 2005
Mar-11	73	15:13	46	6:11	27	59.5	-6.5	45	0	1	T					2250	2300	Mar-11	2330	2340	32.1	14	1242	84	32	30.24	30.03	30.14	0.31		9	WVA	ENE				Mar-11	VERY WARM FOR DATE BUT 3 °F FROM RECORD HIGH FOR DATE
Mar-12	71	16:22	54	5:05	17	62.5	3.0	46	2	2	T					1842	1855	Mar-12			31.2	15	1431	84	54	30.20	29.99	30.10	-0.04	30.03	21			SW	AVE.	1330	Mar-12	MIN. TEMP. ONLY 1 °F FROM BEING REC. HIGH MIN. TEMP. FOR DATE
Mar-13	86	14:23	52	6:04	34	69.0	6.5	47	1	1								Mar-13			50.1	22	1339	96	35	29.99	29.54	29.77	-0.33		8, 11	IA	NNE	WEST	STRONG		Mar-13	LIGHT DEW AND VERY WARM DAY-TIED REC. MAX. OF 86 °F SET IN 1990 FOR DATE
Mar-14	73	0:01	42	22:11	31	57.5	-11.5	47	1	0	T					0050	0100	Mar-14	0250	1530	155.8	40	1456	76	23	29.85	29.46	29.66	-0.11	29.59	11, 9	OK	SE	WEST	STRONG	0430	Mar-14	3RD PD. OF SPRINKLES 0555-0600-VERY WINDY WITH MAX. WIND GUST OF 40 MPH FROM WEST AT 1456
Mar-15	52	14:04	38	6:46	14	45.0	-12.5	48	1	0								Mar-15			180.4	43	1020	51	29	30.08	29.84	29.96	0.31		9, 8	AR, QU	E, NE				Mar-15	2ND WINDIEST DAY OF YEAR WITH GUST TO 43MPH FROM WNW AT 1020
Mar-16	58	15:06	35	6:28	23	46.5	1.5	47	1	1								Mar-16			79.1	25	1215	63	22	30.15	30.00	30.08	0.11		8	MO	EAST				Mar-16	CLEAR FROM 1000-1400
Mar-17	51	15:07	38	23:55	13	44.5	-2.0	47	2	0	T					0124	0128	Mar-17	0350	0400	39.3	15	1618	59	30	30.09	29.99	30.04	-0.04		8	NC	EAST				Mar-17	ONLY FEW SPRINKLES AND NO SNOW AS WAS IN  FORECAST-CLEARING BY 1400
Mar-18	47	14:36	28	6:01	19	37.5	-7.0	46	0	0								Mar-18			104.8	33	1326	55	21	30.17	30.02	30.10	0.05		9	ON	STAT.				Mar-18	CLEAR COLD AM - 16 DAYS WITHOUT MEASURABLE PRECIP. AND LONGEST PERIOD WITHOUT PRECIP. FROM AUG. 29-SEPT. 13, 2005
Mar-19	53	15:31	26	6:18	27	39.5	2.0	45	0	0								Mar-19			95.8	31	1548	62	23	30.13	29.97	30.05	-0.05		9	ON	STAT.				Mar-19	17 DAYS WITH NO MEASURABLE PRECIP. NOW LONGEST PD. WITHOUT MEASURABLE PRECIP. SINCE FEB. 7-FEB. 23, 2004
Mar-20	47	15:57	30	6:19	17	38.5	-1.0	44	1	2								Mar-20			48.4	26	1044	72	33	30.13	30.04	30.09	0.04		9	ON	STAT.				Mar-20	SUN THROUGH THIN AM CIRRUS-18 DAYS WITH NO MEASURABLE PRECIP.-LONGEST PD. WITHOUT MEASURABLE PRECIP. SINCE 2001 WHEN 34 DAY REC. WAS SET
Mar-21	39	15:31	29	6:26	10	34.0	-4.5	44	2	2	0.01	0.01	T	0.2	NONE	1130	1140	Mar-21	1204	1210	33.6	14	0649	92	42	30.05	29.77	29.91	-0.18	29.92	8	AR	EAST				Mar-21	HIGH PRESSURE STILL STATIONARY IN ONTARIO-SUN PELLETS OCCURRED JUST A LITTLE PAST NOON-MAIN PD. OF SNOW FOR DAY OCCURRED BET. 2200-2330
Mar-22	47	15:08	30	6:29	17	38.5	4.5	43	1	1								Mar-22			125.9	33	1432	94	36	30.18	29.83	30.01	0.09		9	IA	STAT.				Mar-22	CUMULUS AFTER 0840 AND MOST OF REST OF DAY AND WINDY AS LP IS LOCATED FAR OFF VA COAST
Mar-23	52	15:06	28	5:45	24	40.0	1.5	43	0	1								Mar-23			42.6	21	1459	77	36	30.23	30.14	30.19	0.18		9	SD	SOUTH				Mar-23	FIRST CLOUDS OCCURRED AT 0900 THEN PC UNTIL 1600 THEN CLOUDY REST OF DAY-THUS AM WAS BARELY CLEAR AND PM WAS ALMOST CLOUDY
Mar-24	53	13:48	34	3:38	19	43.5	3.5	44	2	2								Mar-24			23.7	13	1209	73	40	30.14	29.97	30.06	-0.13		8	VA	STAT.				Mar-24	3 LOW PRESSURES ON MAP -ONE IN SW VA, GA, AND SC COAST
Mar-25	54	12:51	34	2:55	20	44.0	0.5	44	2	1	T	T				1431	1435	Mar-25			48.5	20	1559	80	32	30.00	29.91	29.96	-0.10	29.92	8	VA	NE				Mar-25	CLOUDY UNTIL 0900 THEN CIRRUS UNTIL 1220 THEN CUMULUS AND FINALLY CLEARING AT 1715
Mar-26	55	15:11	33	6:14	22	44.0	0.0	45	1	2								Mar-26			77.3	23	1414	79	37	30.18	29.99	30.09	0.13		9R	WS-MO	EAST				Mar-26	MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL 0900 THEN SUN THROUGH CIRRUS THAT BECAME THICKER AND ALTOSTRATUS BY 1240
Mar-27	60	15:20	34	6:01	26	47.0	3.0	45	0	0								Mar-27			59.1	22	1350	72	25	30.31	30.18	30.25	0.16		9R	MI-GA	EAST				Mar-27	BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY WITH VERY DEEP BLUE SKY BUT ALSO VERY VERY DRY
Mar-28	64	13:39	41	4:18	23	52.5	5.5	45	2	2	0.03	0.03	0.01			1621	1630	Mar-28	1645	1810	28.1	13	1634	95	32	30.23	30.08	30.16	-0.09	30.11	8	IL	EAST				Mar-28	3RD PRECIP. PD. FROM 1850-2100-MARCH IS NOW TIED FOR DRIEST MONTH IN 26 YRS. WITH THE MONTH OCT. 2000
Mar-29	65	15:02	45	4:08	20	55.0	2.5	46	1	1								Mar-29			21.9	16	1234	94	29	30.30	30.14	30.22	0.06		8	VAC	EAST				Mar-29	PARTLY CLOUDY TIL 0910-MOSTLY CLEAR 1020-1420 THEN PC 1430-1740 THEN CLEAR TIL SUNSET
Mar-30	72	15:11	39	5:18	33	55.5	0.5	48	0	0								Mar-30			45.6	16	1555	83	31	30.37	30.22	30.30	0.08		9	VA	EAST				Mar-30	100% SUNSHINE AND A DEEP BLUE SKY AND VERY DRY WEATHER.  THE DRIEST MARCH IN THE PAST 26 YEARS.
Mar-31	79	15:00	46	6:22	33	62.5	7.0	48	0	1								Mar-31			75.1	16	1935	64	39	30.27	29.97	30.12	-0.18		9	VAC	EAST				Mar-31	MARCH IS NOW TIED WITH OCT. 2000 FOR THE DRIEST MONTH IN THE LAST 26 YEARS.  FEW CIRRUS IN THE AM THEN CUMULUS IN THE PM  & CLOUDY AFTER 1500
TOT.	1793.0	44360	1122.0	23965	671.0	1457.5	25.0	1357.0	30.0	31.0	0.06	0.06	0.02	0.2	0.0	MAX.	TEMPS	  MIN.	TEMPS	TOT.	2085.1	689	.	2352	1023	934.16	927.50	930.83	0.20	268.73				DATES	  EXTREMES		DATE	EXTENSION OF LENGTHY DAILY REMARKS
Num.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	3	3	2	1	0	>=75	3	<=60	31	NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	9	  WX.  	FEAT.		MAX.	TEMP.	3-13 	31-Mar	THE TEMPERATURE RANGE TODAY WAS 33 °F, A NEW 26 YEAR HIGH TEMPERATURE RANGE RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS 32 °F IN 1999.
AVE.	57.84	14:28	36.19	7:53	21.65	47.02	0.81	43.77	0.97	1.00	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.2	0.00	>=70	7	<=55	31	AVE.	67.3	22.23	.	75.87	33.00	30.13	29.92	30.03	0.01	29.86	LOW 	PR.=	12	MIN.	TEMP.	3-19 		
MAX. 	86	16:22	54	23:59	34	69.0	15.5	CLEAR	11	10	24 Hr.	0.03	0.01	0.2	0	>=65	9	<=50	28	MAX. 	180.4	43	.	96	63	30.37	30.22	30.30	0.32	30.11	HIGH	PR.=	14	MAX.	MEAN	3-13 		
MIN.	39	0:01	26	0:31	10	34.0	-12.5	PT.CLO.	10	11	0.03	>= 1.00	>= 2.00	Inches	THUNDER	>=60	11	<=45	26	MIN.	20.2	12	.	51	21	29.85	29.41	29.64	-0.33	29.59	ELONG	HP.=	3	MIN.	MEAN	3-21 		
DAY>=90°.	0	.	<=32° 	.	12	.	CLO. 	10	10	0.03	0	0	Days	0	>=55	13	<=40	22	MEDI	49	21	1414	76	32	30.15	29.97	30.07	0.02	29.89	COLD	FRO.=	4	MAX.	PREC.	3-28 		
DATE OF	3-13 	DATE OF	3-19 	DATE OF	3-13 	DATE OF	3-21 	.	.	DATE	3-28 	.	DATE	3-21 	.	>=50	24	<=30	12	DATE	.	3-15 	1020	DATE	.	3-30 	3-02 	.	.	.	WARM	FRO.=	2	MAX.	GUST	3-15 		
MAX.	.	MIN.	.	Warmest	.	Coldest	.	.	.	MAX.	.	.	MAX.	.	.	>=45	29	<=25	0	MAX.	.	.	.	MAX.	.	.	.	.	.	.	STAT.	FRO.=	1	MAX. 	BAR.	3-30 		
TEMP.	.	TEMP.	.	DAY	.	DAY	.	.	.	PREC.	.	.	SNOW	.	.	>=40	30	<=20	0	WIND	.	.	.	BAR.	.	.	.	.	.	.	ALL 	HPS.=	0	MIN. 	BAR.	3-02