{"id":6295,"date":"2012-04-01T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T13:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2012-04-01T13:09:28","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T19:09:28","slug":"march-2012-goes-into-the-denver-weather-history-books-on-a-number-of-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/march-2012-goes-into-the-denver-weather-history-books-on-a-number-of-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2012 goes into the Denver weather history books on a number of marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6123\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/record-temperatures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6123\" title=\"Record setting high temperatures in Thornton.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/record-temperatures.jpg\" alt=\"Record setting high temperatures in Thornton.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/record-temperatures.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/record-temperatures-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 2012 goes into the history books as the driest, least snowiest and 2nd warmest March on record in Denver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The month of March in Denver is typically known for its snow and corresponding chilly temperatures.\u00a0 That however was certainly not the case for March 2012 as the Mile High City saw one of its warmest and driest Marches on record.<\/p>\n<p>From the start of the month to the end, March&#8217;s temperatures were well above normal.\u00a0 While we would normally see days with temperatures in the 50s, we instead saw 70s and even a couple of 80+ degree days.<\/p>\n<p>The historical overall average temperature for the month of March is 40.4 degrees (based on 1981 to 2010 normals).\u00a0 March 2012&#8217;s average of 49.2 degrees was an astonishing 8.8 degrees above normal.<\/p>\n<p>This sends the month into the record books as the second warmest March ever recorded in Denver.\u00a0 The number one spot is held by March 1910 which saw an average of 50.4 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Here in Thornton, we were actually slightly warmer than the official Denver measuring station at DIA.\u00a0 Our monthly average temperature came in at 49.6 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, six days set or tied high temperature records for Denver:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>74 degrees on March 13 which tied the old record of 74 set in 2007 and previous years<\/li>\n<li>75 degrees on March 16 which broke the old record of 74 set just one year ago in 2011<\/li>\n<li>76 degrees on March 17 which broke the old record of 75 set in 1974<\/li>\n<li>76 degrees on March 23 which tied the old record of 76 set in 1967<\/li>\n<li>75 degrees on March 25 which tied the old record of 75 set in 1998 and previous years<\/li>\n<li>81 degrees on March 31 which broke the old record of 80 set in 1946<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In terms of precipitation, March 2012 will now hold the marks for the driest and least snowiest on record.<\/p>\n<p>The rain bucket at Denver International Airport saw a mere 0.03 inch of liquid precipitation.\u00a0 This was far below the average of 0.92 inch and easily puts March 2012 into the books as the number one driest March on record.\u00a0 The previous record holder was 1908 when 0.11 inch was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>March is historically Denver&#8217;s snowiest month averaging 10.7 inches.\u00a0 This year the month only brought a trace of snow on three days.\u00a0 The previous least snowiest March occurred in 1883 when 0.3 inch of the white stuff was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Just like Denver, Thornton saw an extraordinary lack of snow and precipitation.\u00a0 We as well recorded 0.03 inch of precipitation but we did manage to record 0.40 inch of snow, all on the morning of the 2nd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/climatedataout32012.html\">Click here to view the March 2012 climate summary for Thornton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n1026 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012\r\n\r\n................................... \r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2012... \r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012\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            81   03\/31        84      -3       76  03\/21\r\nLOWEST             16   03\/02       -11      27       14  03\/05\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     65.5              54.4    11.1     58.7\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     32.9              26.4     6.5     27.8\r\nMEAN             49.2              40.4     8.8     43.3\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32      0               1.9    -1.9        1\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32     14              23.6    -9.6       24\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM         4.56   1983\r\n MINIMUM         0.11   1908\r\nTOTALS           0.03R             0.92   -0.89     0.35\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.00              0.03   -0.03     0.01\r\nDAYS >= .01         2               5.9    -3.9        8\r\nDAYS >= .10         0               2.4    -2.4        1\r\nDAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    0.03   03\/01 TO 03\/02           03\/28 TO 03\/28\r\n                                                          03\/28 TO 03\/28\r\n                                                          03\/28 TO 03\/28\r\n STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM\r\n (MM\/DD(HH))            MM                    03\/28(00) TO 03\/28(00)\r\n                                                 03\/28(00) TO 03\/28(00)8\r\n                                                 03\/28(00) TO 03\/28(00)8\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL             MM   5\r\nTOTALS              T               11.7\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL     483               763    -280      666\r\n SINCE 7\/1       4863              5202    -339     4817\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              11.5\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   5\/203\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    46\/180    DATE  03\/18\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    58\/190    DATE  03\/18\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             20\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     34\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0\r\nLIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0\r\nHEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0\r\nLIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0\r\nFOG                       2     FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE      0\r\nHAZE                      3\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.\r\n\r\n$$<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month of March in Denver is typically known for its snow and corresponding chilly temperatures.\u00a0 That however was certainly not the case for March 2012 as the Mile High City saw one of its warmest and driest Marches on record. 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