March 1998 Climate Data for Pittsburgh, PA
See Key below for explanation of abbreviations
MARCH 1998 PITTSBURGH INTL AIRPORT NORMALS 1961-90 RV TEMPERATURE|DP|HEATING DD |SNOWFALL |PRECIPITATION HI LO AV NR|DY|DY MON SEAS|DAY MON SEAS| DAY MON NORM DEP YEAR NORM DEP 01*52 38 45 33+12 20 20 3891 0 0 19.3 T T .10 -.10 6.19 5.03+1.16 02*41 31 36 34 +2 29 49 3920 T T 19.3 .13 .13 .20 -.07 6.32 5.13+1.19 03*35 28 32 34 -2 33 82 3953 T T 19.3 .02 .15 .30 -.15 6.34 5.23+1.11 04*39 32 29 35 +1 29 111 3982 0.2 0.2 19.5 .04 .19 .40 -.21 6.38 5.33+1.05 05*37 31 34 35 -1 31 142 4013 T 0.2 19.5 .01 .20 .51 -.31 6.39 5.44+0.95 06*47 25 36 36 0 29 171 4042 0 0.2 19.5 0 .20 .62 -.42 6.39 5.55+0.84 07*53 31 42 36 +6 23 194 4065 0 0.2 19.5 0 .20 .73 -.53 6.39 5.66+0.73 08*51 45 48 36+12 17 211 4082 0 0.2 19.5 .48 .68 .84 -.16 6.87 5.77+1.10 09*58 36 47 37+10 18 229 4100 0.3 0.5 19.8 .17 .85 .95 -.10 7.04 5.88+1.16 10*35 19 27 37-10 38 267 4138 1.0 1.5 20.8 .01 .86 1.06 -.20 7.05 5.99+1.06 11*23 12 18 38-20 47 314 4185 2.4 3.9 23.2 .02 .88 1.17 -.29 7.07 6.10 +.97 12*27 12 20 38-18 45 359 4230 T 3.9 23.2 T .88 1.28 -.40 7.07 6.21 +.86 13*34 15 25 38-13 40 399 4270 T 3.9 23.2 T .88 1.39 -.51 7.07 6.32 +.75 14*40 30 35 39 -4 30 429 4300 .5 4.4 23.7 .03 .91 1.50 -.59 7.10 6.43 +.67 15*36 22 29 39-10 36 465 4336 T 4.4 23.7 T .91 1.61 -.70 7.10 6.54 +.56 16*42 21 32 40 -8 33 498 4369 0 4.4 23.7 0 .91 1.72 -.81 7.10 6.65 +.45 .......... .......... .......... MARCH 1998 PITTSBURGH INTL AIRPORT NORMALS 1961-90 RV TEMPERATURE|DP|HEATING DD |SNOWFALL |PRECIPITATION HI LO AV NR|DY|DY MON SEAS|DAY MON SEAS| DAY MON NORM DEP YEAR NORM DEP 17*47 30 39 40 -1 26 524 4395 0 4.4 23.7 .08 .99 1.83 -.84 7.18 6.76 +.42 18*54 37 46 40 +6 19 543 4414 0 4.4 23.7 .12 1.11 1.94 -.83 7.30 6.87 +.43 19*61 45 53 41+12 12 555 4426 0 4.4 23.7 .01 1.12 2.06 -.94 7.31 6.99 +.32 20*58 44 51 41+10 14 569 4440 0 4.4 23.7 .17 1.29 2.18 -.89 7.48 7.11 +.37 21*48 31 40 41 -1 25 594 4465 .1 4.5 23.8 .61 1.90 2.30 -.40 8.09 7.23 +.86 22*34 28 31 42-11 34 628 4499 .4 4.9 24.2 T 1.90 2.42 -.52 8.09 7.35 +.74 23*43 27 35 42 -7 30 658 4529 T 4.9 24.2 T 1.90 2.53 -.63 8.09 7.46 +.63 24*44 25 35 43 -8 30 688 4559 T 4.9 24.2 .01 1.91 2.64 -.73 8.10 7.57 +.53 25*57 24 41 43 -2 24 712 4583 0 4.9 24.2 T 1.91 2.75 -.84 8.10 7.68 +.42 26*76 46 61 43+18 4 716 4587 0 4.9 24.2 0 1.91 2.86 -.95 8.10 7.79 +.31 27*80 62 71 43+28 0 716 4587 0 4.9 24.2 0 1.91 2.97-1.06 8.10 7.90 +.20 28*79 59 69 44+25 0 716 4587 0 4.9 24.2 0 1.91 3.08-1.17 8.10 8.01 +.09 29*77 57 67 44+23 0 716 4587 0 4.9 24.2 0 1.91 3.19-1.28 8.10 8.12 -.02 30*82 58 70 44+26 0 716 4587 0 4.9 24.2 0 1.91 3.30-1.39 8.10 8.23 -.13 31*82 58 70 45+26 0 716 4587 0 4.9 24.2 0 1.91 3.41-1.50 8.10 8.34 -.24
COOLING DEGREES MONTH...22 SEASON...22
MAR 1998
TEMPERATURES......
AVERAGE MAXIMUM................................. 50.7 DEGREES
AVERAGE MINIMUM................................. 34.1 DEGREES
AVERAGE FOR MONTH............................... 42.4 DEGREES
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL........................... +3.0 DEGREES
HIGHEST AND DATE......................82 ON THE 30TH AND 31ST
LOWEST AND DATE.......................12 ON THE 11TH AND 12TH
NUMBER OF DAYS MAX TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES OR BELOW........ 2
NUMBER OF DAYS MIN TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES OR BELOW........ 19
NIMBER OF DAYS MIN TEMPERATURE 0 DEGREES OR BELOW........ 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS..................................... 716 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL................................... -78 SEASONAL TOTAL HEATING (JUL 1 - JUN 30)................. 4587 COOLING DEGREE DAYS .................................... 22 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL................................... +22 SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING (JAN 1 - DEC 31)................. 22
PRECIPITATION DATA TOTAL FOR THE MONTH............................. 1.91 INCHES DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL........................... -1.50 INCHES TOTAL FOR THE YEAR.............................. 8.10 INCHES DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL........................... -.24 INCHES MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION IN 24 HOURS MONTHLY SNOWFALL................................ 4.9 INCHES DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL........................... INCHES MAXIMUM CALENDER DAY SNOWFALL..........2.4 INCHES ON THE 11TH
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION 0.01 INCH OR MORE....... 15 NUMBER OF DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION 0.10 INCH OR MORE....... 6 NUMBER OF DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION 0.50 INCH OR MORE....... 1 NUMBER OF DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION 1.00 INCH OR MORE....... 0
NUMBER OF CLEAR DAYS............1 NUMBER OF PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS....9 NUMBER OF MAINLY CLOUDY DAYS...21
HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE......... 30.48 ON THE 16TH AT 1000 LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE.......... 29.22 ON THE 9TH AT 0740
...RECORDS...
MAR 27TH...RECORD WARM LOW OF 62 AND RECORD WARM MEAN OF 71
MAR 30TH...RECORD HIGH OF 82 AND TIED RECORD WARM MEAN OF 70
MAR 31ST...RECORD HIGH OF 82...RECORD WARM LOW OF 58 AND RECORD WARM
MEAN OF 70.
...RECORD WARM LOW AND MEAN TEMPERATURES FOR THE DATE...
YESTERDAY...MARCH 27TH AT THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE HIGH WAS 80 DEGREES...THE LOW 62...AND THE MEAN 71. THE LOW OF 62 BREAKS THE RECORD WARM LOW FOR THE DATE...61 SET IN 1921. THE MEAN OF 71 BREAKS THE RECORD WARM MEAN FOR THE DATE...70 IN 1921.
THE DAY WOULD HAVE AVERAGED EVEN WARMER IF THE TEMPERATURE HAD NOT DIPPED QUICKLY FROM 68 DEGREES AT 10 PM...TO 62 AT 11 PM. ODDLY... THE TEMPERATURE WARMED BACK TO 65 BY MIDNIGHT.
THE LOW OF 62 TIED FOR THE 4TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE EVER IN PITTSBURGH FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. THE WARMEST LOWS FOR MARCH...
67 MARCH 23RD 1907 64 MARCH 20TH 1921 63 MARCH 25TH 1929 62 MARCH 27TH 1998 AND 2 OTHER DAYS
THE MEAN OF 71 IS THE 4TH WARMEST MEAN TEMPERATURE EVER IN MARCH. THE WARMEST MEANS IN MARCH...
74 MARCH 25TH 1929 AND MARCH 23RD 1907 72 MARCH 28TH 1910 71 MARCH 27TH 1998
...MARCH 3RD WAS THE FIRST DAY THAT WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL SINCE JANUARY 21ST AND JUST THE 4TH THIS YEAR...
YESTERDAY...MARCH 3RD...WAS THE FIRST COLDER THAN NORMAL DAY IN PITTSBURGH SINCE JANUARY 21ST. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE MARCH 3RD WAS 32 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE DAY. NOT SINCE JANUARY 21ST...WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 1 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL... HAS PITTSBURGH HAD A COLDER THAN NORMAL DAY. THAT WAS 42 DAYS AGO!!!
ALSO...PITTSBURGH HAS HAD A TOTAL OF JUST 4 DAYS IN 1998 THAT WERE COLDER THAN NORMAL. THE OTHER 2 DAYS WERE JANAURY 1ST AT 6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND JANUARY 14TH AT 4 BELOW NORMAL.
HI = High for Day
LO = Low for Day
AV = Average
NR = Normal Average
DP DY = Daily Departure for Normal
HEATING DD = Heating Degree Day for
-----DY = Day
-----MON = Month
-----SEAS = Season
SNOWFALL for DAY...Month and Season
PRECIPITATION for
-----DY = DAY
-----MON = Month
-----NORM = Cumulative Normal for Month
-----DEP = Cumulitive Departure for Normal for Month
-----YEAR = Cumulitive Yearly Total
-----NORM = Cumulative Yearly Normal
-----DEP = Depature from the Yearly Normal