{"id":19581,"date":"2019-04-01T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=19581"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:10:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T16:10:21","slug":"march-2019-weather-recap-another-cold-wet-month-in-the-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/march-2019-weather-recap-another-cold-wet-month-in-the-books\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2019 weather recap: Another cold, wet month in the books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The unstable, cold and wet weather that marked February continued right on into March. Once again, we saw temperatures well below normal and a good bit more than average precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>While the first day of the month started things off relatively nicely, the second brought the first bout of cold. Temperatures plummeted with highs on the third only in the single digits and nighttime low temperatures below zero on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup>. This was coupled with a nice shot of 3.4 inches of snow on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/march-2019-top-shots-monthly-photo-slideshow\/\">March 2019 top shots: Monthly photo slideshow<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We then slowly warmed up and enjoyed near normal temperatures for a brief period of time. This changed quickly and significantly with the arrival of a blizzard on the 13<sup>th<\/sup>. Powerful winds coupled with snow shut down schools, businesses, highways and Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Calmer, drier weather then took hold for much of the rest of the month although most days continued to see temperatures below normal. The 26<sup>th<\/sup> and 27<sup>th<\/sup> did offer up our first days of 70 degree or warmer temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>The month closed out with another shot of cold on the 29<sup>th<\/sup> and 30<sup>th<\/sup> and a light bit of snow.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton\u2019s overall average temperature for the month of March was 35.1 degrees. Out at Denver International Airport here the Mile High City\u2019s official measurements are taken, they matched our temperature with an average of 35.1 degrees as well. Both were well below the historical average March temperature for Denver of 40.4 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a maximum reading of 74.9 degrees on the 27<sup>th<\/sup> down to a low of -5.0 degrees on the morning of the 4<sup>th<\/sup>. Denver saw its maximum of 73 degrees on the 27<sup>th<\/sup> and its minimum of -6 degrees on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Denver set a record low maximum for March 3<sup>rd<\/sup> when the temperature only reached a high of 6 degrees. The old record was 14 degrees set in 1978. Additionally, a low temperature reading of -3 degrees on the 4<sup>th<\/sup> tied the record low for the date also set in 1960 and 1978.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of precipitation, Thornton recorded 1.19 inches in our bucket while Denver bested us with 1.39 inches. Both were above the long term Denver average for the month of March of 0.92 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Denver\u2019s 0.64 inches of liquid precipitation on the 13<sup>th<\/sup> set a daily record, easily besting the old record of 0.43 inches (1926) for the date.<\/p>\n<p>Denver averages 10.7 inches of snow during the month of March. Thornton and Denver beat the average with measurements of 12.2 inches and 12.9 inches respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/climatedataout32019.html\">Click here to view Thornton\u2019s March 2019 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19582\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Temps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Temps-590x292.jpg\" alt=\"Thornton, Colorado's March 2019 temperature summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"590\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Temps-590x292.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Temps-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Temps-450x223.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Temps.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thornton, Colorado&#8217;s March 2019 temperature summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19583\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Precip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Precip-590x297.jpg\" alt=\"Thornton, Colorado&#039;s March 2019 precipitation summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"590\" height=\"297\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Precip-590x297.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Precip-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Precip-450x227.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-03-Precip.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thornton, Colorado&#8217;s March 2019 precipitation summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<pre>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n938 AM MDT MON APR 1 2019\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2019...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2019\r\n\r\nWEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S\r\n                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)\r\n                                          NORMAL\r\n................................................................\r\nTEMPERATURE (F)\r\nRECORD\r\n HIGH              84   03\/26\/1971\r\n LOW              -11   03\/28\/1886\r\nHIGHEST            73   03\/27                         73  03\/22\r\nLOWEST             -6   03\/03                         13  03\/07\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     46.7              54.4    -7.7     58.5\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     23.5              26.4    -2.9     26.8\r\nMEAN             35.1              40.4    -5.3     42.7\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32      3               1.9     1.1        0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32     28              23.6     4.4       27\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0       3               0.1     2.9        0\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM         4.56   1983\r\n MINIMUM         0.03   2012\r\nTOTALS           1.39              0.92    0.47     1.02\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.04              0.03    0.01     0.03\r\nDAYS >= .01         9               5.9     3.1        6\r\nDAYS >= .10         6               2.4     3.6        3\r\nDAYS >= .50         1               0.3     0.7        0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    0.64   03\/13 TO 03\/13           03\/18 TO 03\/18\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL           12.9              10.7\r\nRECORD MARCH     35.2    2003\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL     919               763     156      684\r\n SINCE 7\/1       5336              5202     134     4741\r\nCOOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0\r\n SINCE 1\/1          0                 0       0        0\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST     09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST       06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST                        10\/07\r\nLATEST                          05\/05\r\n.................................................................\r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   1\/060\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    60\/340    DATE  03\/13\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    80\/340    DATE  03\/13\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             16\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67\r\n\r\n-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.\r\nR  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.\r\nMM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.\r\nT  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unstable, cold and wet weather that marked February continued right on into March. Once again, we saw temperatures well below normal and a good bit more than average precipitation. While the first day of the month started things off relatively nicely, the second brought the first bout of cold. Temperatures plummeted with highs on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/march-2019-weather-recap-another-cold-wet-month-in-the-books\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">March 2019 weather recap: Another cold, wet month in the books<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[235],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19581"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19584,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19581\/revisions\/19584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}