CXUS51 KPBZ 011452 CLMHLG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1052 AM EDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE WHEELING WV CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 03/20/1921 LOW -11 03/04/1943 HIGHEST 85 03/22 74 11 82 03/14 LOWEST 14 03/18 12 2 17 03/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.3 49.7 9.6 61.3 AVG. MINIMUM 37.7 31.3 6.4 37.7 MEAN 48.5 40.5 8.0 49.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.6 -1.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 12 17.7 -5.7 10 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.11 1945 MINIMUM 0.30 1910 TOTALS 5.99 2.99 3.00 1.40 DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.10 0.11 0.05 DAYS >= .01 13 12.5 0.5 10 DAYS >= .10 10 6.6 3.4 5 DAYS >= .50 6 2.0 4.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.54 03/26 TO 03/27 0.45 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 483 761 -278 484 SINCE 7/1 4708 4819 -111 MM COOLING TOTAL 9 2 7 11 SINCE 1/1 9 2 7 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/360 DATE 03/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/220 DATE 03/16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 13 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. $$