March Climate Summary

I began my February climate summary with "I think winter is over." For the most part, that was the case in March, as I had observed just 1" of snow for the month through 3/29. A strong cold front then plowed through on the 30th, giving me 3.3" of snow that afternoon and evening, after a late morning high temperature of 59°F. It has snowed twice since then, reminding me that winter is not completely over yet.

Average high/low for March was 53.5°F/34.9°F, and KSLC had a monthly mean temperature departure of +5.6°F. Monthly maximum temperature was 67°F on 3/25, while the monthly minimum temperature was 28°F on 3/19. With the 4.3" of snowfall, my seasonal snowfall through 3/31 was 52.4", which is almost exactly half of the 105" observed over the past two winters.

Meanwhile up in Grand Forks, after a couple months of having a seasonal snowfall just below that which I have observed, GFK has taken a commanding lead after their 3/31 blizzard that gave them 11.5" of snow. For the season, Grand Forks (Elev. 830') leads the Wasatch Bench (Elev. 5,104') : 59.2" to 52.6" (through 4/1). Just preposterous.

Salt Lake City, UT

Day	CW8826 High	CW8826 Low	CW8826 Mean Temp.	SLC Mean Departure	Snowfall	12z Snow Depth
1	50	38	44	12	0.0"	0”
2	53	39	46	11	0.0"	0”
3	56	43	49.5	14	0.0"	0”
4	47	36	41.5	7	Trace	0”
5	53	38	45.5	9	0.0"	0”
6	55	41	48	13	0.0"	0”
7	46	38	42	6	0.0"	0"
8	54	35	44.5	5	0.0"	0"
9	61	37	49	10	0.0"	0"
10	60	37	48.5	13	0.9"	0"
11	42	31	36.5	0	0.0"	0"
12	50	31	40.5	1	0.0"	0"
13	55	34	44.5	5	0.0"	0"
14	57	40	48.5	6	0.0"	0"
15	50	38	44	3	0.0"	0"
16	62	38	50	8	0.0"	0"
17	59	30	44.5	6	0.0"	0"
18	39	29	34	-3	0.1"	0"
19	53	28	40.5	-1	0.0"	0"
20	60	37	48.5	7	0.0"	0"
21	48	30	39	0	0.0"	0"
22	49	34	41.5	2	0.0"	0"
23	54	33	43.5	2	0.0"	0"
24	57	41	49	5	0.0"	0"
25	67	45	56	12	0.0"	0"
26	61	34	47.5	7	Trace	0"
27	44	33	38.5	-1	0.0"	0"
28	53	35	44	3	0.0"	0"
29	59	46	52.5	10	0.0"	0"
30	58	33	45.5	3	3.3”	0"
31	46	31	38.5	-1	0.0"	1”
March 2014	53.48	35.90	44.69	5.61	4.3”	N/A