Monthly Summary: March 2012

All data refer to the time since June 7, 2007, as measured by the UMM weather station. Averages refer to data taken by the Morris Co-op and the USDA Soils Lab.

Mar-12

10-year average

50-year average

90-year average

Temperature

Monthly Mean:

42.9

oF

28.4

oF

27.0

oF

27.3

oF

6.1

oC

-2.0

oC

-2.8

oC

-2.6

oC

Monthly max:

80.5

oF

60.7

oF

58.7

oF

59.1

oF

26.9

oC

15.9

oC

14.9

oC

15.1

oC

Monthly min:

0.5

oF

-4.9

oF

-5.3

oF

-5.8

oF

-17.5

oC

-20.5

oC

-20.7

oC

-21.0

oC

Liquid precipitation

Total:

0.80

in

0.83

in

1.26

in

1.21

in

20.3

mm

21.1

mm

32.1

mm

30.6

mm

Wind gust

max:

52

mph

23

m/s

Solar Radiation:

total month

115.4

kWh/m2

average daily

3.8

kWh/m2

SB, 4/2/12