CXUS53 KOAX 020057 CLMOFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 757 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 96R 03/21 LOWEST 4 03/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.0 49.6 11.4 AVG. MINIMUM 27.9 26.0 1.9 MEAN 44.5 37.8 6.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 22 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.27 1987 MINIMUM T 1910 TOTALS 0.62 1.44 -0.82 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 3 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.38 03/14 TO 03/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 20.8 1960 TOTALS 2.9 4.5 -1.6 SINCE 7/1 12.8 DAYS >= 1.0 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 03/11 24 HR TOTAL 2.3 03/11 TO 03/11 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 637 844 -207 SINCE 7/1 4938 5901 -963 COOLING TOTAL 6 1 5 SINCE 1/1 6 1 5 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/330 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/330 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && OF THE 124 PREVIOUS YEARS OF DATA AT NORFOLK, ONLY FOUR MARCHES WERE WARMER THAN MARCH 2026 BY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. FIVE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET OR TIED THIS MONTH INCLUDING A RESETTING OF MARCH'S ALL-TIME WARMEST TEMP RECORDED AT THE CITY WHEN MARCH 21ST RECORDED A HIGH TEMP OF 96. THIS BEAT THE OLD WARMEST MARCH TEMP BY A SIGNIFICANT FOUR DEGREES. $$ NICOLAISEN