CXUS53 KLSX 021629 CLMSTL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1129 AM CDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 03/26/2026 LOW -5 03/05/1960 HIGHEST 93R 03/26 84 LOWEST 15 03/17 24 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.3 56.6 10.7 66.4 AVG. MINIMUM 41.7 36.7 5.0 41.5 MEAN 54.5 46.6 7.9 54.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.0 2.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 10.3 -5.3 6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.39 2008 MINIMUM 0.14 1910 TOTALS 5.16 3.50 1.66 2.91 DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.11 0.06 0.09 DAYS >= .01 9 10.8 -1.8 9 DAYS >= .10 7 6.8 0.2 5 DAYS >= .50 5 2.4 2.6 2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.8 1.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.71 03/04 TO 03/05 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 28.8 1912 24 HR TOTAL 20.4 03/30/1890 TO 03/31/1890 TOTALS T 2.3 -2.3 SINCE 7/1 18.5 16.4 2.1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 368 576 -208 SINCE 7/1 3668 4096 -428 COOLING TOTAL 51 7 44 SINCE 1/1 51 8 43 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/290 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/290 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 1 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ...MONTHLY... 4TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD (54.5 DEGREES). MOST DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 90 DEGREES (2 DAYS. PREVIOUS 1 DAY IN 1919 AND 1907). TIED 7TH MOST DAYS WITH AT LEAST A HALF INCH OF PRECIPITATION (5 DAYS). ...DAILY... 4 RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SET (03/26, 03/22, 03/20, AND 03/10). -- HIGH OF 93 DEGREES ON 03/26 BREAKS PREVIOUS MARCH WARMEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD OF 92 SET ON 03/24/1929. 2 RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SET (03/31 AND 03/10). $$ GOSSELIN