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March 2018 goes down in the record book as the second snowiest March on record for Jackson. The National Weather Service Office near Jackson recorded 11.4 inches of snow during March 2018. The snowiest March on record occurred in 1993, when a record 21.9 inches of snow fell. Here is a link for more info. on that snowfall. https://www.weather.gov/jkl/1993_stormofthecentury_blizzard ...THE JACKSON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1981 TO 2018 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 03/28/1989 LOW 7 03/09/1996 HIGHEST 76 03/17 79 -3 81 03/30 LOWEST 23 03/14 18 5 16 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.3 57.5 -4.2 59.0 AVG. MINIMUM 34.1 37.3 -3.2 38.0 MEAN 43.7 47.4 -3.7 48.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 19 10.8 8.2 13 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.78 1994 MINIMUM 1.47 2003 TOTALS 6.97 4.12 2.85 4.42 DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.13 0.09 0.14 DAYS >= .01 20 14.0 6.0 12 DAYS >= .10 12 8.5 3.5 8 DAYS >= .50 5 2.7 2.3 5 DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.9 2.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.80 03/24 TO 03/24 0.92 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 21.9 1993 TOTALS 11.4 2.9 8.5 0.2 SINCE 7/1 21.8 22.5 -0.7 4.8 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= 1.0 3 0.7 2.3 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 03/12 0 24 HR TOTAL 5.2 03/12 TO 03/12 0.2 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 652 553 99 508 SINCE 7/1 3754 3853 -99 3000 COOLING TOTAL 0 7 -7 6 SINCE 1/1 12 7 5 8 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/300 DATE 03/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/310 DATE 03/01 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 22 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 11 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
...THE LONDON KY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1954 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 03/25/2007
LOW -12 03/03/1980
HIGHEST 78 03/17 MM MM 79 03/30
LOWEST 21 03/09 MM MM 16 03/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 54.8 58.7 -3.9 59.5
AVG. MINIMUM 35.2 36.1 -0.9 37.0
MEAN 45.0 47.4 -2.4 48.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 14 11.4 2.6 14
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.87 1994
MINIMUM 1.27 1969
TOTALS 4.70 4.05 0.65 5.03
DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.13 0.02 0.16
DAYS >= .01 17 12.9 4.1 12
DAYS >= .10 8 8.0 0.0 8
DAYS >= .50 4 2.6 1.4 5
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.7 1.3 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.39 03/24 TO 03/24 1.05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.0 1960
TOTALS MM 0.6 MM MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 9.3 MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM MM MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.4 -0.4 MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 612 549 63 513
SINCE 7/1 3704 3825 -121 3108
COOLING TOTAL 0 3 -3 3
SINCE 1/1 8 3 5 3
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/270 DATE 03/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/290 DATE 03/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 17
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW M SNOW M
LIGHT SNOW M SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: JACKSON KY
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2018
LATITUDE: 37 35 N
LONGITUDE: 83 19 W
TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND
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1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12Z AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 58 41 50 7 15 0 0.59 0.0 0 8.1 24 300 M M 10 1 43 310
2 48 33 41 -2 24 0 T 0.0 0 6.4 17 320 M M 3 34 330
3 51 28 40 -3 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.5 9 20 M M 0 17 360
4 53 27 40 -4 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.2 8 40 M M 0 15 70
5 55 31 43 -1 22 0 0.01 0.0 0 3.9 8 40 M M 2 16 50
6 63 44 54 10 11 0 0.09 0.0 0 5.2 20 300 M M 6 1 30 320
7 44 30 37 -7 28 0 0.04 0.4 T 6.7 16 260 M M 10 1 29 270
8 38 27 33 -12 32 0 0.02 0.4 T 5.4 18 280 M M 10 1 29 270
9 49 24 37 -8 28 0 0.10 0.3 0 4.0 15 280 M M 7 1 25 270
10 43 32 38 -7 27 0 0.12 0.2 T 1.3 6 160 M M 9 12 9 90
11 55 33 44 -2 21 0 0.14 T 0 4.1 12 30 M M 6 1 24 50
12 40 30 35 -11 30 0 0.66 5.2 4 7.3 14 300 M M 9 126 23 300
13 40 27 34 -12 31 0 0.01 0.3 2 5.5 20 300 M M 6 1 32 310
14 36 23 30 -17 35 0 0.03 0.7 1 6.3 14 250 M M 6 1 23 240
15 59 30 45 -2 20 0 0.00 0.0 T 8.6 18 290 M M 4 29 210
16 55 32 44 -3 21 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.3 9 30 M M 0 17 360
17 76 38 57 9 8 0 0.08 0.0 0 4.1 12 260 M M 7 13 21 270
18 61 38 50 2 15 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.1 7 50 M M 3 1 14 60
19 64 42 53 5 12 0 0.32 0.0 0 3.8 10 50 M M 4 1 21 80
20 47 32 40 -9 25 0 0.06 0.1 0 2.7 10 260 M M 10 12 17 300
21 33 29 31 -18 34 0 0.27 1.8 1 7.0 16 300 M M 10 1 29 270
22 47 25 36 -13 29 0 0.00 0.0 1 5.3 15 310 M M 2 1 20 310
23 53 27 40 -10 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.4 14 280 M M 1 21 340
24 41 31 36 -14 29 0 1.80 2.0 0 5.8 12 80 M M 10 126 24 70
25 52 32 42 -8 23 0 0.00 0.0 1 6.6 12 50 M M 3 23 60
26 66 43 55 4 10 0 T 0.0 0 3.7 12 140 M M 8 17 160
27 67 46 57 6 8 0 0.15 0.0 0 6.9 14 230 M M 7 23 200
28 61 57 59 8 6 0 1.10 0.0 0 3.3 10 210 M M 10 12 20 230
29 71 56 64 12 1 0 1.24 0.0 0 4.5 22 290 M M 9 12 39 310
30 58 38 48 -4 17 0 0.14 0.0 0 5.1 15 300 M M 8 1 24 340
31 67 32 50 -2 15 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.4 10 230 M M 3 12 23 200
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SM 1651 1058 652 0 6.97 11.4 154.5 M 183
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AV 53.3 34.1 5.0 FASTST M M 6 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> # 24 300 # 43 310
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: JACKSON KY
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2018
LATITUDE: 37 35 N
LONGITUDE: 83 19 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.7 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 6.97 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -3.7 DPTR FM NORMAL: 2.85 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 76 ON 17 GRTST 24HR 1.80 ON 24-24 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: 23 ON 14 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
TOTAL MONTH: 11.4 INCHES 5 = HAIL
GRTST 24HR 5.2 ON 12-12 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
GRTST DEPTH: 4 ON 12 7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [WEATHER - DAYS WITH] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 20
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 12
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 19 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 5
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 3
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 652 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 9
DPTR FM NORMAL 99 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 12
TOTAL FM JUL 1 3754 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL -99
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0
DPTR FM NORMAL -7 [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 12 HIGHEST SLP 30.46 ON 3
DPTR FM NORMAL 5 LOWEST SLP 29.45 ON 20
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: LONDON KY
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2018
LATITUDE: 37 4 N
LONGITUDE: 84 5 W
TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND
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1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12Z AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 58 44 51 8 14 0 0.62 M M 10.3 25 300 M M 10 1 42 290
2 49 33 41 -3 24 0 0.01 M M 8.3 17 360 M M 0 26 340
3 53 29 41 -3 24 0 0.00 M M 6.8 16 350 M M 0 27 50
4 56 29 43 -1 22 0 0.00 M M 5.8 13 100 M M 0 16 100
5 57 35 46 2 19 0 0.02 M M 4.6 10 80 M M 4 16 90
6 62 45 54 9 11 0 0.12 M M 8.2 30 250 M M 5 1 40 260
7 45 31 38 -7 27 0 0.01 M M 10.9 23 290 M M 9 1 33 290
8 38 27 33 -12 32 0 T M M 10.4 23 280 M M 10 1 34 270
9 46 21 34 -11 31 0 0.00 M M 4.6 16 270 M M 5 22 270
10 56 37 47 1 18 0 T M M 5.0 15 10 M M 7 19 10
11 58 33 46 0 19 0 0.29 M M 8.1 21 30 M M 7 1 30 10
12 41 30 36 -10 29 0 0.12 M M 11.0 20 330 M M 8 1 33 30
13 42 29 36 -10 29 0 0.01 M M 7.9 22 250 M M 9 18 32 280
14 40 23 32 -15 33 0 0.08 M M 8.4 17 280 M M 5 1 25 240
15 65 30 48 1 17 0 0.00 M M 9.8 29 280 M M 3 41 280
16 58 34 46 -1 19 0 0.00 M M 4.2 13 10 M M 0 17 10
17 78 40 59 11 6 0 0.07 M M 9.2 30 270 M M 6 3 41 280
18 62 43 53 5 12 0 0.00 M M 4.4 14 360 M M 5 1 19 360
19 65 41 53 5 12 0 0.50 M M 3.0 15 70 M M 4 13 23 80
20 50 32 41 -7 24 0 0.08 M M 6.7 15 260 M M 10 12 20 300
21 33 29 31 -18 34 0 0.07 M M 9.9 20 290 M M 9 1 30 310
22 46 23 35 -14 30 0 0.00 M M 4.8 15 300 M M 0 1 22 270
23 55 24 40 -9 25 0 0.00 M M 3.0 14 280 M M 4 18 340
24 44 36 40 -10 25 0 1.39 M M 8.1 15 60 M M 10 13 23 40
25 58 36 47 -3 18 0 0.00 M M 8.3 15 40 M M 8 22 40
26 62 46 54 4 11 0 T M M 8.0 16 190 M M 10 24 190
27 67 51 59 8 6 0 0.00 M M 11.5 21 200 M M 9 32 210
28 66 58 62 11 3 0 0.23 M M 7.0 18 200 M M 9 1 28 250
29 68 56 62 11 3 0 1.00 M M 5.9 26 290 M M 9 1 38 300
30 57 36 47 -5 18 0 0.08 M M 6.6 18 300 M M 8 1 25 290
31 65 30 48 -4 17 0 0.00 M M 5.0 16 240 M M 2 12 24 180
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SM 1700 1091 612 0 4.70 M 225.7 M 185
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AV 54.8 35.2 7.3 FASTST M M 6 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> # 30 250 # 42 290
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: LONDON KY
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2018
LATITUDE: 37 4 N
LONGITUDE: 84 5 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.0 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 4.70 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -2.4 DPTR FM NORMAL: 0.65 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 78 ON 17 GRTST 24HR 1.39 ON 24-24 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: 21 ON 9 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
TOTAL MONTH: M 5 = HAIL
GRTST 24HR M ON M 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
GRTST DEPTH: M ON M 7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [WEATHER - DAYS WITH] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 17
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 8
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 14 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 4
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 2
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 612 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 7
DPTR FM NORMAL 63 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 13
TOTAL FM JUL 1 3704 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11
DPTR FM NORMAL -121
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0
DPTR FM NORMAL -3 [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 8 HIGHEST SLP 30.46 ON 3
DPTR FM NORMAL 5 LOWEST SLP 29.46 ON 20
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