March 2005 Climatological Summary

Mostly Cloudy 75°F
2005 Summaries:
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Note: All records shown in "Notes" section is from official Albany NWS climate data.

Month In Review

Temperature Summary

Average Temperature: 31.0°F (-4.0°F)

Highest Temperature: 60°F (31st)

Lowest Temperature: 1°F (4th)

Average High Temperature: 40.7°F

Average Low Temperature: 20.4°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 5 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 0 days

Degree Days: 1,067.1 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 3.7 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: WNW

Highest Wind Gust: 36 mph (8th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 3.95 in (+0.78 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.93 in (28th)

Total Snowfall: 23.8 in (+12.9 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 11.5 in (1st)

Notes
  • 10th snowiest March on record (25.9 inches)
  • Daily snowfall record set on the 1st
    • officially 10.7 inches; old 7.0 inches set in 1914
  • Daily snowfall record set on the 8th
    • officially 6.2 inches; old 5.9 inches set in 1916
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Heavy Snow 31°F 23°F 0.58 in 11.5 in
2nd Light Snow 29°F 21°F 0.06 in 0.5 in
3rd Mostly Sunny 24°F 13°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Snow Showers 33°F 1°F Trace Trace
5th Sunny 36°F 9°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
6th Light Snow 38°F 14°F 0.06 in 0.5 in
7th Rain Showers 52°F 28°F Trace 0.0 in
8th Snow 45°F 10°F 0.29 in 5.0 in
9th Mostly Cloudy 20°F 5°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
10th Partly Sunny 29°F 1°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
11th Light Snow 33°F 9°F 0.06 in 2.0 in
12th Light Snow 37°F 19°F 0.11 in 1.8 in
13th Snow Showers 37°F 17°F Trace Trace
14th Mostly Sunny 38°F 18°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
15th Mostly Sunny 41°F 23°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
16th Mostly Sunny 40°F 25°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
17th Mostly Sunny 44°F 22°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
18th Mostly Sunny 42°F 26°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
19th Sunny 45°F 22°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
20th Light Rain 42°F 19°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
21st Light Rain 48°F 31°F 0.03 in 0.0 in
22nd Sunny 50°F 29°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
23rd Light Snow 39°F 30°F 0.17 in 2.0 in
24th Light Snow 41°F 29°F 0.04 in 0.5 in
25th Mostly Cloudy 45°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Sunny 48°F 20°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
27th Mostly Sunny 49°F 23°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
28th Heavy Rain 40°F 32°F 1.93 in 0.0 in
29th Rain 50°F 31°F 0.44 in 0.0 in
30th Mostly Sunny 57°F 28°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
31st Mostly Cloudy 60°F 30°F 0.19 in 0.0 in
Weather Icon Key
Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description
Sunny Sunny thunderstorm Thunderstorms Heavy Snow Heavy Snow Freezing Rain Freezing Rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Scattered Thunderstorms Scattered T'Storms Snow Snow Freezing Drizzle Freezing Drizzle Rain Rain
Partly Sunny Partly Sunny Rain Showers Rain Showers Light Snow Light Snow Wintry Mix Wintry Mix Light Rain Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Flurries Flurries Rain & Snow Rain & Snow Drizzle Drizzle
Cloudy Cloudy Haze Haze Sleet Sleet Snow & Sleet Snow & Sleet Windy Windy