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CXUS53 KOAX 031846
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NEBRASKA
1240 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2018

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...THE OMAHA EPPLEY, NEBRASKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            69   03/14
LOWEST             20   03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     49.7              50.9    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM     30.9              28.1     2.8
MEAN             40.3              39.5     0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2
DAYS MIN <= 32     17
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.96   1973
 MINIMUM            T   1910
TOTALS           2.82              1.99    0.83
DAILY AVG.       0.09
DAYS >= .01        12
DAYS >= .10         7
DAYS >= .50         2
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.87   03/16

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           29.2   1912
TOTALS            0.9               4.2
SINCE 7/1        15.5
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1   03/08
                        03/07
                        03/06
 24 HR TOTAL      0.9   03/06

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     756               791     -35
 SINCE 7/1       5403              5589    -186
COOLING TOTAL       0                 1      -1
 SINCE 1/1          0                 1      -1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/280    DATE  03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/330    DATE  03/31

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      3
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
>= INDICATES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO.
<= INDICATES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO.

&&

...MARCH WAS A BIT WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN OMAHA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 40.3 DEGREES OR 0.8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION MEASURED 2.82 INCHES,
JUST ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1.99 INCHES. SNOWFALL WAS
0.9 INCHES, 3.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

MARCH STARTED OFF WARM WITH THE FIRST 5 DAYS AVERAGING ALMOST 11
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH TEMPERATURES
AVERAGED SLIGHTLY ABOVE TO BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE
WAS ON THE 14TH WHEN THE HIGH REACHED 69 DEGREES AND THE COLDEST
WAS 20 DEGREES ON THE 7TH.

ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL FOR MARCH THERE WAS
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM DURING THE MONTH, HOWEVER THERE WERE A SERIES
OF COLD FRONTS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA PROVIDING SHOWERS AND
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL DURING THE MONTH WAS
0.9 INCHES ON THE 6TH WITH 9 DAYS IN WHICH A TRACE OR MORE OF
SNOW WAS REPORTED. THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND DURING
THE MONTH WAS 1 INCH ON THE 6TH-8TH.

THE HIGHEST WINDS OF THE MONTH OCCURRED ON THE 6TH WITH GUSTS
REACHING 47 MPH FROM THE WEST AND THE 31ST WITH GUSTS REACHING
47 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST.

A NEW DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORD WAS SET ON THE 16TH WHEN
0.87 INCHES OF RAIN FELL. THE OLD RECORD WAS 0.78 SET IN 1946.

THERE WERE ONLY 5 CLEAR DAYS DURING THE MONTH WITH 10 PARTLY
CLOUDY AND 16 CLOUDY DAYS.


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