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Meteorological winter ended with the end of February, but spring weather was hard to come by in central Minnesota. While there were milder periods, the temperatures only managed to warm into the 40's. And, the snow kept cominb, especially early and late in the month. The net result was a cooler than average March. The average St. Cloud temperature was 28.2 degrees, 1.2 degrees colder than average. The middle of the month featured 7 days with highs in the 30's and the relatively moist air kept low temperatures no colder than 14 for all of the last three weeks, except for the last day. Unfortunately, during this period, the coldest of the cold air remained in place in extreme northern and northeastern Canada, which would become a factor late in the month and into April.
The March snowfall was 15.4 inches as the seasonal snowfall continued its rally from more than 10 inches behind in mid-February to near average by the end of March. There were two relatively large storms, 6.5 inches on March 5-6 and 6.3 inches on March 30-31. Daily record snowfalls were tied on March 5 with 6.0 inches and on March 30 with 2.8 inches.
The two major snowstorms were wet snowstorms, so the 0.73 inch melted precipitation contained in the March 5 snowfall also set a daily record. The total March precipitation was 1.99 inch, 0.44 inch above average.
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Temperatures (°F)
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Mar 2018
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Average
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| Average High Temperature (°F) |
36.8
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39.0
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| Average Low Temperature (°F) |
19.7
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19.8
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| Mean Temperature for March (°F) |
28.2
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29.4
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March Extremes
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Temperature(°F)
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Date
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| Warmest High Temperature for March 2018 (°F) |
48
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March 27
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| Coldest High Temperature for March 2018 (°F) |
26
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March 31
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| Warmest Low Temperature for March 2018 (°F) |
32
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March 3, 4
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| Coldest Low Temperature for March 2018 (°F) |
4 |
March 2
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Temperature(°F)
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Date
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Old Record
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| No Records Set | |||
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Temperature Thresholds
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Number of Days
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Normal
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| March 2018 Days with High Temperatures <= 32°F |
6
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10.1
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| Cold Season 2017-2018 Days with High Temperatures <= 32°F | 80 | 87.7 | |
| March 2018 Days with High Temperatures <= 0°F |
0
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0.0
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Cold-season 2017-2018 Days with High Temperatures <= 0°F |
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4.3
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| March 2017 Days with Low Temperatures <= 32°F |
31
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28.0
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Cold-season 2016-2017 Days with Low Temperatures <= 32°F |
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155.4
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| March 2017 Days with Low Temperatures <= 0°F |
0
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3.5
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Cold-season 2017-2018 Days with Low Temperatures <= 0°F |
42 (including 1 in April)
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42.7
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| March 2018 Days with Low Temperatures <= -20°F |
0
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0.0
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Cold-season 2017-2018 Days with Low Temperatures <= -20°F |
2
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5.4
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| St. Cloud Historic -20°F Lows | Link to 10 Warmest/Coldest Marches | ||
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Liquid Equivalent Precipitation (in)
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March 2018
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Normal
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March 2018 Melted Precipitation (in)
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1.99
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1.55
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March Extremes
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Precipitation (in)
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Date
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Most Daily Precipitation in March 2018
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0.73 inch (set record; see below)
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March 5
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| Daily Precipitation Records |
Amount (inches)
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Date
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Old Record
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| Daily Record Precipitation |
0.73 inch
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March 5
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0.56 in 1896
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Precipitation Thresholds
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Number of Days
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Normal
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| March 2018 Days with Measurable (>= 0.01 inch) Precipitation |
8
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7.1
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| March 2018 Days with >= 0.10 inch Precipitation |
6
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3.3
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| March 2018 Days with >= 0.25 inch Precipitation |
2
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1.8
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| March 2018 Days with >= 0.50 inch Precipitation |
1
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0.7
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| March 2018 Days with >= 1.00 inch Precipitation |
0
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0.1
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| Link to 10 Wettest/Driest Marches | Complete list of Saint Cloud March Records | ||
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Snowfall (in)
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March 2018
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Normal
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March 2018 Saint Cloud Airport Snowfall (in)
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15.4
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8.1
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2017-2018 Seasonal Snowfall (1 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2018)
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47.9
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45.8
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Snowfall Thresholds
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Number of Days
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Average
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| March 2018 Days with Measurable (>= 0.1 inch) Snowfall |
6
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5.3
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| 2017-2018 Cold Season Total Days with Measurable (>= 0.1 inch) Snowfall |
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| March 2018 Days with >= 1.0 inch Snowfall |
4
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2.8
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| 2017-2018 Cold Season Total Days with >= 1.0 inch Snowfall |
16
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14.0.
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| March 2018 Days with >= 2.0 inch Snowfall |
3
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1.5
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| 2017-2018 Cold Season Total Days with >= 2.0 inch Snowfall |
7
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7.6
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| March 2018 Days with >= 5.0 inch Snowfall |
1
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0.1
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| 2017-2018 Cold Season Total Days with >= 5.0 inch Snowfall |
2
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1.4
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March Extremes
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Snowfall (in)
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Date
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Most Daily Snowfall (in) in March 2018
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6.0
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March 5
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| Daily Snowfall Records |
Amount (inches)
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Date
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Old Record
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| Daily Record Snowfall |
6.0 inches (tie)
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March 5
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tied record in 1900 and 1908
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2.8 inches
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March 30
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1.8 inches in 1938
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