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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
902 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2018

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...THE POCATELLO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              75   03/15/1994
                        03/28/1986
 LOW              -12   03/04/1985
HIGHEST            64   03/30        75     -11       72  03/21
LOWEST             13   03/06       -12      25       12  03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     48.9              48.8     0.1     54.7
AVG. MINIMUM     28.4              27.1     1.3     31.8
MEAN             38.6              38.0     0.6     43.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               1.1    -1.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     23              23.0     0.0       12
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.3    -0.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.00   2016
 MINIMUM         0.10   1965
TOTALS           1.91              1.26    0.65     0.94
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.04    0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01        10               9.7     0.3       12
DAYS >= .10         5               3.9     1.1        2
DAYS >= .50         2               0.4     1.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.63   03/22 TO 03/22              0.28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           16.6   1985
TOTALS            8.3               5.4     2.9      3.3
SINCE 7/1        30.5              39.4    -8.9     86.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         4               1.9     2.1        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   03/04                          4  03/01
 24 HR TOTAL      2.1   03/03 TO 03/03               1.4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     811               839     -28      668
 SINCE 7/1       5519              6112    -593     5917
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/180    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/180    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      3

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

&&
22ND: PRECIP OF 0.63 INCHES BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.37 SET IN
1978

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