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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
817 AM EDT MON APR 05 2021

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...THE SALISBURY MD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1900 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             93   MM
 LOW              10   03/04/2014
HIGHEST           83   03/26         77       6       84  03/20
LOWEST            22   03/07         19       3       24  03/01
                       03/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.3               55.0     5.3     60.6
AVG. MINIMUM    37.7               34.5     3.2     40.7
MEAN            49.0               44.7     4.3     50.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    13               13.5    -0.5        5
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.55   2021
 MINIMUM        3.55   2021
TOTALS          4.16               4.42   -0.26     3.14
DAILY AVG.      0.13               0.14   -0.01     0.10
DAYS >= .01        9               11.0    -2.0       15
DAYS >= .10        5                6.9    -1.9        9
DAYS >= .50        3                3.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.0     1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.60   03/18 TO 03/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0
SINCE 7/1        5.7                9.1    -3.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0  03/31 TO 03/31

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    499                630    -131      443
 SINCE 7/1      3334               3935    -601     3194
COOLING TOTAL      8                  2       6        5
 SINCE 1/1         8                  2       6        5
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/310    DATE  03/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/250    DATE  03/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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