Normals, Means and Extremes for March

Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

...Climate Normals...Means and Extremes for March... ...Jackson Kentucky (JKL)... Temperature Data... Average Maximum........... 57.5 Average Minimum........... 37.3 Average Monthly........... 47.4 Highest................... 87 on the 28th in 1989 Lowest.................... 7 on the 9th in 1996 Low Maximum.............. 17 on the 8th in 1996 High Minimum.............. 67 on the 31st in 1998 Normal days with high 90 or above..... 0 Normal days with high 32 or below..... 0.6 Normal days with low 32 or below..... 10.8 Normal days with low 0 or below..... 0 Degree Days (base 65)..... Heating Cooling Monthly Average........... 553 7 Greatest Monthly.......... 731 in 1996 46 in 1998 Least Monthly............. 340 in 2007 0 in numerous years Precipitation Data... Monthly Average........... 4.12 inches Wettest................... 11.78 inches in 1994 Driest.................... 1.47 inches in 2003 Greatest 24 hour.......... 3.44 inches on the 5th-6th in 1989 Average days of thunder... 4.0 Average days of dense fog. 2.5 Average snowfall.......... 2.9 inches Greatest snowfall......... 21.9 inches in 1993 Greatest 24 hour snowfall. 19.8 inches on the 13th in 1993 Greatest snow depth....... 20 inches in 1993 ...London Kentucky (LOZ)... Temperature Data... Average Maximum........... 58.7 Average Minimum........... 36.1 Average Monthly........... 47.4 Highest................... 87 on the 25th in 2007 Lowest.................... -12 on the 3rd in 1980 Low Maximum............... 16 on the 2nd in 1980 High Minimum.............. 67 on the 29th in 1993 Normal days with high 90 or above..... 0 Normal days with high 32 or below..... 0.3 Normal days with low 32 or below..... 12.3 Normal days with low 0 or below..... 0.1 Degree Days (base 65)..... Heating Cooling Monthly Average........... 549 3 Greatest Monthly.......... 1085 in 1960 41 in 2007 Least Monthly............. 321 in 1973 0 in numerous years Precipitation Data... Monthly Average........... 4.05 inches Wettest................... 9.87 inches in 1994 Driest.................... 1.27 inches in 1969 Greatest daily rain....... 4.21 inches on the 11th in 1963 Average snowfall.......... 0.6 inches Greatest snowfall......... 31.0 inches in 1960 Greatest daily snowfall... 15.0 inches on the 9th in 1960 ***Snowfall Records for London were kept between 1954 and 1996*** The latest climate outlook for March indicates that eastern Kentucky will be in a weather pattern more conducive to below normal temperatures and above near normal precipitation. For more information on climate outlooks try this internet address: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov Climate weather records at the Julian Carroll Airport near Jackson Kentucky (JKL) date back to January 1st 1981. Climate weather records at the London-Corbin Magee Field Airport (LOZ) date back to November 11th 1954.