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...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...   4.1
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 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.