March, 1999 Preliminary Local Climatological Data International Falls, MN National Weather Service |-Temperature-|--------Degree Days---------|-Precipitation-|-Snowfall-|----Wind----| (degrees F) (base 65 degrees F) (inches) (inches) (mph, deg) Heating Cooling Max Min Avg Dep HDD Seas Dep CDD Seas Dep Tot Tot Norm Tot Tot Avg Pk Dir from for for for for for Spd Gust at Norm Seas Seas Mon Mon Seas Pk Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 35 24 30 16 35 7006 -848 0 0 0 T 0 0.03 T 48.2 5.4 M M 2 31 12 22 8 43 7049 -856 0 0 0 0.08 0.08 0.06 1.4 49.6 14.2 M M 3 22 2 12 -3 53 7102 -853 0 0 0 T 0.08 0.09 T 49.6 4.6 M M 4 24 4 14 -2 51 7153 -851 0 0 0 0 0.08 0.12 0.0 49.6 9.2 M M 5 20 7 14 -2 51 7204 -849 M M M T 0.08 0.15 T 49.6 8.6 M M 6 22 0 11 -6 54 7258 -843 M M M 0 0.08 0.18 0.0 49.6 4.2 M M 7 30 -3 14 -3 51 7309 -840 M M M 0 0.08 0.21 0.0 49.6 8.3 M M 8 32 21 27 9 38 7347 -849 M M M 0.10 0.18 0.24 1.3 50.9 12.8 M M 9 32 22 27 9 38 7385 -858 0 0 0 0.19 0.37 0.27 3.0 53.9 9.0 M M 10 35 11 23 4 42 7427 -862 0 0 0 0 0.37 0.30 0.0 53.9 5.3 M M 11 34 8 21 2 44 7471 -864 0 0 0 0 0.37 0.33 0.0 53.9 4.2 M M 12 37 1 19 -1 46 7517 -863 0 0 0 0 0.37 0.36 0.0 53.9 3.3 M M 13 37 16 27 M 38 7555 M 0 0 0 0 0.37 M 0.0 53.9 M M M 14 42 8 25 4 40 7595 -874 0 0 0 0 0.37 0.42 0.0 53.9 4.9 M M 15 52 29 41 20 24 7619 -894 0 0 0 0 0.37 0.45 0.0 53.9 10.7 M M 16 48 27 38 16 27 7646 -910 M M M 0 0.37 0.48 0.0 53.9 5.8 M M 17 38 20 29 6 36 7682 -916 0 0 0 0.45 0.82 0.51 5.7 59.6 13.2 M M 18 31 9 20 -3 45 7727 -913 0 0 0 0 0.82 0.54 0.0 59.6 6.4 M M 19 43 3 23 -1 42 7769 -912 0 0 0 0 0.82 0.58 0.0 59.6 7.6 M M 20 40 28 34 M 31 7800 M M M M 0 0.82 M 0.0 59.6 M M M 21 38 18 28 3 37 7837 -925 0 0 0 0 0.82 0.66 0.0 59.6 7.5 M M 22 43 13 28 3 37 7874 -928 0 0 0 0 0.83 0.70 0.0 59.6 7.3 M M 23 35 23 29 3 36 7910 -931 M M M 0 0.83 0.74 0.0 59.6 12.1 M M 24 36 14 25 -1 40 7950 -930 M M M 0 0.83 0.78 0.0 59.6 8.5 M M 25 44 9 27 0 38 7988 -930 M M M 0 0.83 0.82 0.0 59.6 3.2 M M 26 52 25 39 11 26 8014 -941 0 0 0 0 0.83 0.86 0.0 59.6 13.1 M M 27 46 35 41 13 24 8038 -954 0 0 0 0.34 1.17 0.90 0.0 59.6 11.8 M M 28 40 34 37 8 28 8066 -962 0 0 0 0.75 1.92 0.94 T 59.6 10.4 M M 29 48 29 39 10 26 8092 -972 M M M 0 1.92 0.98 0.0 59.6 9.5 M M 30 52 25 39 9 26 8118 -981 M M M 0.07 1.99 1.02 0.0 59.6 9.1 M M 31 45 32 39 8 26 8144 -989 M M M 0.05 2.04 1.06 0.0 59.6 9.0 M M Monthly Summary for March ...Temperature Data... ...Precipitation data... Average Monthly: 27.0 Total for Month: 2.04 Departure from Normal: 4.9 Departure from Normal: 0.98 Highest: 52 on 15 26 30 Greatest in a day: 0.75 on 28 Lowest: -3 on 7 SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS, HAIL Max 32 or below: 9 Total for month: 11.3 inches Max 90 or above: 0 Greatest snowfall in a day: 5.7 on 17 Min 32 or below: 29 Greatest snow depth: 5 on 20 Min 0 or below: 2 ...WEATHER, days with... ...Heating Degree Days... 0.01 inch or more precip: 8 Total this month: 1173 0.10 inch or more precip: 5 Departure from Normal: -157 0.50 inch or more precip: 1 Seasonal Total: 8144 1.00 inch or more precip: 0 Departure from Normal: -989 Clear (scale 0-3) Partly Cloudy (scale 4-7) ...Cooling Degree Days... Cloudy (scale 8-10) Total this Month: 0 Departure from Normal: 0 ...Pressure Data... Seasonal Total: 0 Departure from Normal: 0 Highest Sea-Level 30.50 on 25th Lowest Sea-Level 29.48 on 31st ...Remarks... Snow depth is recorded at 6 am cst (12z). Greatest snow depth was last of several occurrences. MARCH, 1999 PRECIPITATION OF 2.04 INCHES WAS THE 4th HIGHEST MARCH TOTAL SINCE MODERN DAY RECORDS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 1939. THE HIGHEST TOTAL FOR MARCH WAS 3.07 INCHES IN 1966. NO RECORD TEMPERATURES WERE TIED OR SET FOR THE MONTH