March 2018 Climatological Summary

Light Snow 12°F
2018 Summaries:
 January | February | March | April | May | June |
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: 34.1°F (-0.9°F)

Highest Temperature: 50°F (1st)

Lowest Temperature: 8°F (18th)

Average High Temperature: 41.4°F

Average Low Temperature: 26.8°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 0 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 957.4 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 2.4 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: NW

Highest Wind Gust: 31 mph (17th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 2.97 in (-0.24 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.37 in (2nd)

Total Snowfall: 30.2 in (+19.2 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 11.5 in (2nd)

Notes
  • March 2018 was 3rd snowiest March on record.
  • Daily record snowfall set on the 2nd
    • officially 11.9 inches; old 6.2 inches set in 1948.
  • Daily record precipitation set on the 2nd
    • officially 1.08 inches; old 0.93 inches set in 2007.
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Scattered Snow Shower 50°F 35°F Trace Trace
2nd Snow 35°F 32°F 1.37 in 11.5 in
3rd Mostly Cloudy 42°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Scattered Snow Shower 39°F 31°F Trace Trace
5th Cloudy 38°F 30°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
6th Mostly Sunny 46°F 23°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
7th Snow 36°F 30°F 0.55 in 8.5 in
8th Light Snow 36°F 29°F 0.15 in 2.0 in
9th Light Snow 38°F 26°F 0.03 in Trace
10th Mostly Cloudy 39°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
11th Mostly Cloudy 38°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Scattered Snow Shower 42°F 23°F Trace Trace
13th Snow 35°F 31°F 0.58 in 7.7 in
14th Light Snow 36°F 29°F 0.02 in 0.5 in
15th Mostly Cloudy 39°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
16th Scattered Snow Shower 33°F 25°F Trace Trace
17th Mostly Cloudy 39°F 16°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
18th Mostly Sunny 32°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
19th Sunny 36°F 13°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Mostly Cloudy 39°F 12°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
21st Cloudy 38°F 24°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Mostly Cloudy 48°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Mostly Cloudy 45°F 29°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
24th Partly Sunny 45°F 29°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
25th Partly Sunny 44°F 27°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Sunny 49°F 22°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
27th Rain Showers 48°F 25°F 0.01 in 0.0 in
28th Light Rain 48°F 34°F 0.14 in 0.0 in
29th Light Rain 48°F 37°F 0.09 in 0.0 in
30th Light Rain 48°F 37°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
31st Mostly Sunny 58°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 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