CXUS51 KCTP 010822 CLMAOO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 422 AM EDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 85 03/31/1998 03/30/1998 LOW 1 03/02/1980 03/09/1960 HIGHEST 83 03/22 77 03/29 03/30 LOWEST 13 03/18 15 03/01 03/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.3 47.7 9.6 56.9 AVG. MINIMUM 33.8 29.8 4.0 32.6 MEAN 45.5 38.7 6.8 44.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.1 -1.1 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 19.4 -4.4 17 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.27 1967 MINIMUM 0.51 1966 TOTALS 4.20 3.01 1.19 1.11 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.10 0.04 0.04 DAYS >= .01 12 12.0 0.0 10 DAYS >= .10 9 7.1 1.9 2 DAYS >= .50 4 1.8 2.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.5 0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.11 03/11 TO 03/12 0.46 03/05 TO 03/05 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 601 815 -214 623 SINCE 7/1 5216 5087 129 MM COOLING TOTAL 3 1 2 1 SINCE 1/1 3 1 2 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/280 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/230 DATE 03/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$