March 2017 Climatological Summary

Mostly Cloudy 53°F
2017 Summaries:
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July | August | September | October | November | December
Note: All records shown in "Notes" section is from official Albany NWS climate data.

Month In Review

Temperature Summary

Average Temperature: 32.0°F (-3.0°F)

Highest Temperature: 68°F (1st)

Lowest Temperature: 6°F (5th)

Average High Temperature: 41.1°F

Average Low Temperature: 23.4°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 7 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 1,020.2 HDD / 0.1 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 2.6 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: N

Highest Wind Gust: 31 mph (10th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 3.91 in (+0.70 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.45 in (14th)

Total Snowfall: 20.3 in (+9.3 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 19.0 in (14th)

Notes
  • Daily record high temperature set on the 1st
    • officially 66°F; old 61°F set in 1991.
  • Daily record snowfall set on the 14th
    • officially 17.0 inches; old 12.9 inches set in 1958.
  • Blizzard Warning issued for Albany County on the 14th
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Mostly Cloudy 68°F 52°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
2nd Scattered Snow Shower 55°F 27°F 0.07 in Trace
3rd Scattered Snow Shower 36°F 17°F Trace 0.2 in
4th Mostly Sunny 23°F 10°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
5th Sunny 32°F 6°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
6th Mostly Sunny 44°F 11°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
7th Light Rain 47°F 35°F 0.18 in 0.0 in
8th Rain Showers 59°F 41°F 0.04 in 0.0 in
9th Mostly Cloudy 46°F 33°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
10th Mostly Cloudy 36°F 16°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
11th Scattered Snow Shower 21°F 8°F Trace 0.1 in
12th Mostly Sunny 23°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
13th Partly Sunny 31°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
14th Heavy Snow 27°F 19°F 1.45 in 19.0 in
15th Scattered Snow Shower 25°F 14°F Trace Trace
16th Partly Sunny 34°F 19°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
17th Sunny 41°F 20°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
18th Partly Sunny 48°F 13°F Trace Trace
19th Sunny 46°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Partly Sunny 51°F 20°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
21st Partly Sunny 53°F 33°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Mostly Sunny 39°F 19°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Sunny 38°F 12°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
24th Wintry Mix 41°F 24°F 0.09 in Trace
25th Light Rain 39°F 33°F 0.24 in Trace
26th Light Rain 39°F 26°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
27th Light Rain 47°F 36°F 0.37 in 0.0 in
28th Light Rain 49°F 38°F 0.23 in 0.0 in
29th Rain Showers 48°F 35°F 0.09 in 0.0 in
30th Mostly Cloudy 49°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
31st Rain & Snow 40°F 34°F 1.12 in 1.0 in
Weather Icon Key
Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description
Sunny Sunny thunderstorm Thunderstorms Heavy Snow Heavy Snow Freezing Rain Freezing Rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Scattered Thunderstorms Scattered T'Storms Snow Snow Freezing Drizzle Freezing Drizzle Rain Rain
Partly Sunny Partly Sunny Rain Showers Rain Showers Light Snow Light Snow Wintry Mix Wintry Mix Light Rain Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Flurries Flurries Rain & Snow Rain & Snow Drizzle Drizzle
Cloudy Cloudy Haze Haze Sleet Sleet Snow & Sleet Snow & Sleet Windy Windy