Monthly Climatological Summary Norman 3SE, Cleveland Co., OK (Lat 35^10'57"N, Lon 97^25'27"W, elev 1130) March 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Temperature Precipitation Snow AM PM Max Min Water Snow Depth Wx Wx ------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 44.1 30.4 T 0.0 0 -FZDZ FG BKN 02 53.8 32.0 .00 0.0 0 BKN OVC 03 56.7 35.2 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN 04 56.7 34.5 .00 0.0 0 SKC SCT 05 58.1 31.8 .00 0.0 0 SKC BKN 06 64.2 34.3 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN 07 64.4 37.2 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN 08 46.4 39.7 .34 0.0 0 -RA RA 09 59.9 32.5 .00 0.0 0 SKC SCT 10 64.2 40.3 .00 0.0 0 BKN OVC 11 60.8 48.9 .12 0.0 0 -TSRA TSRA FG 12 57.9 40.3 T 0.0 0 -DZ SKC 13 68.9 36.0 .00 0.0 0 SKC FEW 14 65.3 49.6 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN 15 51.6 38.1 .02 0.0 0 OVC -SHRA 16 52.0 32.0 .00 0.0 0 SKC BKN 17 55.8 32.4 .00 0.0 0 BKN OVC 18 54.7 41.2 T 0.0 0 OVC -SHRA 19 52.9 35.8 T 0.0 0 OVC BKN 20 62.2 31.3 .00 0.0 0 SKC FEW 21 71.8 38.8 .00 0.0 0 BKN SCT 22 72.9 53.6 .00 0.0 0 BKN BKN 23 75.6 47.5 T 0.0 0 BKN -SHRA 24 59.7 37.4 .00 0.0 0 OVC SKC 25 47.5 33.4 .00 0.0 0 OVC OVC 26 50.0 34.0 .04 T 0 SN FG BKN 27 43.0 38.5 .06 0.0 0 -RA -DZ 28 45.7 38.7 .05 0.0 0 -DZ OVC 29 54.0 41.2 .01 0.0 0 OVC OVC 30 67.1 37.4 T 0.0 0 BKN -TSRA 31 59.7 39.0 T 0.0 0 BKN -SHRA KEY TO AM/PM WX: SKC - sky clear, FEW - few clouds, SCT - partly cloudy, BKN - mostly cloudy, OVC - overcast, RA - rain, SHRA - rain shower, TSRA - thunderstorm with rain, DZ - drizzle, FZDZ - freezing drizzle, SN - snow, FG - fog ------------------------------------------------------------------ Means and Totals for March 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Average Maximum Temperature: 58.0 Average Minimum Temperature: 37.8 Mean Temperature: 47.9 Maximum Temperature: 75.6 (3-23-01) Minimum Temperature: 30.4 (3-01-01) Days with max temperature 90.0F+: 0 Year: 0 Days with max temperature <32.0F: 0 Year: 3 Days with min temperature <32.0F: 5 Year: 39 Days with min temperature <0.0F: 0 Year: 0 Precipitation: .64 Year: 5.90 Greatest one-day precipitation: .34 (3-08-01) Snowfall: T Year: 1.5 Greatest one-day snowfall: T (3-26-01) Maximum snow depth at midnight: 0 Days with measureable pcpn: 7 Year: 23 Days with pcpn 1.00"+: 0 Year: 1 Days with measureable snowfall: 0 Year: 1 Days with snowfall 1"+: 0 Year: 1 Days with glaze ice: 1 Year: 5 Days with damaging wind: 1 Year: 2 Days with hail: 0 Year: 1 Days with thunderstorms: 2 Year: 7 Days with fog: 3 Year: 12
NOTICE: All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit and all precipitation values in inches. Snowfall totals denoted by an asterisk indicate hail.
Summary....Temperatures and precipitation were both considerably below average in central Oklahoma in March 2001. A cool, dry northwest flow out of the northern Plains and Canada persisted for much of the month - keeping warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico well south and east of the area. There were three distinct cool spells during the month - one at the beginning of the month, one at the middle of the month, and one at the end of the month. The ice storm that began on the last day of February continued into morning hours of the 1st - as freezing drizzle and fog gave trees and power lines and additional coating of glaze and rime. Powerful west to northwest winds knocked down tree limbs, damaged power lines, and peeled shingles off rooftops on the 15th. The month closed out with several consecutive days of chilly, drizzly, overcast weather. There was even a fairly heavy fall of large snowflakes on the morning of the 26th, but with temperatures at 34-35F snow accumulations were very brief and limited to grassy surfaces and vehicles.
Turlock CA had 2.10 inches of rain during March 2001 - bringing the season rainfall total there to 11.87 inches.