Afternoon high temps almost 10 degrees above average; 43-degree change between high and low on March 12
The most unusual weather event of the month goes to the temperature range occurring on March 12. The high for the day was 76 degrees (at midnight) and a low of 33 degrees — a 43-degree temperature difference. Snow totaling 0.25 inch was recorded between 10:30 am to noon.
High temperatures for March climbed into the 80s on five days, the 70s on nine days, the 60s on six days, the 50s on eight days, the 40s on one day and in the 30s on two days during the month. The high for the month was 85 degrees on March 22.
The coldest March was in 2013, where the average afternoon high was only 46.2 degrees. The warmest March on record was in 2012, where the average afternoon high was 66.4 degrees.
The average daily low temperature for the month was 40.6 degrees, or 5.9 degrees above the average low of 34.7 degrees. Low temperatures for the month were down into the 20s on six days, the 30s on nine days, the 40s on eight days, the 50s on six days, and in the 60s on two days during the month. The low for the month was 20 degrees on March 18.
There were two measurable snows during the month totaling 1 inch. Average total snow for March is 4.1 inches. During the past 58 winters, the snowiest March was in 2013 with 23 inches of snow. Other snowy Marches include 20.5 inches in 1999 and 20.6 inches in 1994.
Total rainfall for the month was 2.54 inches, or 0.45 inch below the March average of 2.96 inches. The year-to-date rain total is now at 7.72 inches, or 0.44 inches below the average year-to-date total of 8.16 inches.
The wettest March on record was in 1994 with 9.53 inches of rain and snow melt. The driest occurred in 2006 with only 0.35 inches of rain recorded
The peak wind gust for the month was 48 mph on March 13.
Five records were broken during March 2026:
• March 7 — high of 82 degrees; previous high of 79 in 1974.
• March 10 — high of 82 degrees; previous high of 78 in 2016.
• March 11 — max low of 64 degrees; previous record of 57 in 1986.
• March 11 — high of 84 degrees; previous high of 76 in 1977.
• March 22 — high of 85 degrees; previous high of 83 in 2012.
Other statistics for the month of March 2026 include:
• 17 clear to partly cloudy days (18 avg.)
• 15 cloudy to mostly cloudy days (13 avg.)
• Two days with dew (three avg.)
• Two days with frost (five avg.)
• Three days with fog (two avg.)
• Two days with a thundershower (one avg.)
Little snow, little rain in February
Record-breaking cold ends otherwise average January
Below average rainfall, but near average snow seen across the Page Valley in December
November produces less than an inch of rain
Year-to-date rainfall remains almost 4 inches above average
September driest month so far in 2025
Coolest August in past 57 years
July almost became wettest on record
Rainfall over six months 3 inches above average
Second-wettest May in 57 years
April showers deliver less than half of average rain
Little precipitation, higher temperatures and ‘mud rain’ recorded in March
February produces 8 inches of snow and nearly 4 inches of rain
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