Warm End to the Month of March in North Texas...
MILD WEATHER CONTINUES AS WE WRAP UP MARCH…
Temperatures will stay above average with readings in the low 80s and upper 70s thru the weekend. Average high for this time of year is about 72 degrees. Small rain chances arrive on Thursday and Friday, but widespread rain doesn't look likely. Storms on Thursday and Friday do not look like they will be severe. Just general showers and thunderstorms.
ONE OF THE WETTEST AND WARMEST MARCH'S ON RECORD…
So far this March has been very warm and very wet. That combination doesn't happen too often. Usually are wet months are cooler ones because more cloud cover and rain would act to suppress temperatures. But just like January of this year, March 2012, has featured short in duration rain events that produce a lot of rain. All of our 5.74" of rain at DFW has come on just 7 days of measurable precipitation.
9th WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD…
At 5.74" of rain, so far we have had the 9th Wettest March on Record. 2002 was the wettest March on record with 7.39" of rain.
10TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD…
With an average temperature of 62.9 degrees this is the 10th warmest temperature on record for March. The warmest March on record was 1907 with an average temperature of 66.7 degrees. Keep in mind the average temperature is the average of the high and low each day averaged over the month.
FORECAST:
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low of 62.
TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, breezy. High of 82. S 10-20 mph
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low of 60. High of 79.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. 20% Chance of T'storms. Low of 62. High of 78. S 5-15 mph
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. 30% Chance of T'storms. Low of 62. High of 77. S 10-20 mph
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Low of 60. High of 81. S 5-15 mph
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and windy. Low of 62. High of 84. S 15-25 mph
