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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
404 PM CDT FRI APR 03 2026
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..THE DEL RIO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1906 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 98 03/21 98 03/30
LOWEST 37 03/17 38 03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 84.2 80.1 4.1 86.6
AVG. MINIMUM 59.1 56.1 3.0 57.9
MEAN 71.6 68.1 3.5 72.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 10 13
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 2.92 1.18 1.74 0.17
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.01
DAYS >= .01 1 1
DAYS >= .10 1 1
DAYS >= .50 1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.92 03/10 TO 03/10
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.3 0.1 0.2 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 38 62 -24 22
SINCE 7/1 785 962 -177 MM
COOLING TOTAL 249 158 91 252
SINCE 1/1 345 210 135 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/300 DATE 03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 74/300 DATE 03/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY:
MARCH 2026 WAS THE 3RD WARMEST AND THE 4TH WETTEST ON RECORD.
DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT ISSUE AT THE DEL RIO ASOS, THE PRECIPITATION
TOTAL FOR THE 10TH OF MARCH WAS TAKEN FROM A RELIABLE COCORAHS
OBSERVER 1.9 MILES WNW OF DEL RIO ON THE MORNING OF THE 11TH.
THE OBSERVER NOTED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. AS A RESULT,
THE RAINFALL TOTAL FOR MARCH 10TH WILL GO DOWN AS THE WETTEST DAY
ON RECORD AT DEL RIO FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WITH 2.92" BREAKING
THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.33" FROM 1935.
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DATA:
HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON THE 28TH
LOWEST SLP 29.60 ON THE 15TH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: DEL RIO
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2026
LATITUDE: 29 22 N
LONGITUDE: 100 55 W
TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND
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1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12Z AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 84 67 76 12 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 12.4 24 150 M M 5 29 140
2 84 63 74 10 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 11.9 21 150 M M 3 26 140
3 88 63 76 11 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 12.7 26 150 M M 2 18 34 110
4 86 72 79 14 0 14 0.00 0.0 0 12.6 22 150 M M 4 28 140
5 85 71 78 13 0 13 T 0.0 0 14.2 25 110 M M 5 36 100
6 91 70 81 15 0 16 0.00 0.0 0 11.2 20 110 M M 4 32 110
7 80 58 69 3 0 4 0.00 0.0 0 11.9 24 360 M M 6 38 37 360
8 65 58 62 -4 3 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.8 13 130 M M 10 1 18 140
9 75 60 68 2 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 6.7 15 110 M M 7 1 19 110
10 88 62 75 8 0 10 2.92 0.0 0 14.1 48 300 M M 3 1238 74 300
11 82 57 70 3 0 5 0.00 0.0 0 M M M M M 3 12 M M
12 72 48 60 -7 5 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.4 13 150 M M 0 17 120
13 86 49 68 1 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 8.4 14 140 M M 0 23 130
14 92 58 75 7 0 10 0.00 0.0 0 8.3 15 150 M M 0 19 70
15 97 57 77 9 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 12.0 29 10 M M 2 8 48 20
16 58 44 51 -17 14 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.3 21 360 M M 0 33 360
17 69 37 53 -15 12 0 0.00 0.0 0 12.7 24 150 M M 0 32 140
18 80 48 64 -5 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 10.4 18 140 M M 0 25 140
19 86 56 71 2 0 6 0.00 0.0 0 8.8 16 140 M M 0 22 150
20 94 59 77 8 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 10.4 20 130 M M 0 26 150
21 98 60 79 9 0 14 0.00 0.0 0 9.4 23 140 M M 0 30 130
22 96 64 80 10 0 15 0.00 0.0 0 11.5 20 140 M M 0 27 150
23 87 63 75 5 0 10 0.00 0.0 0 6.7 14 90 M M 0 20 100
24 92 62 77 7 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 11.6 23 150 M M 0 33 140
25 92 66 79 9 0 14 0.00 0.0 0 12.8 21 150 M M 1 29 140
26 91 68 80 9 0 15 0.00 0.0 0 13.7 23 150 M M 3 31 150
27 77 55 66 -5 0 1 0.00 0.0 0 13.1 23 350 M M 6 35 300
28 71 53 62 -9 3 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.7 16 330 M M 6 23 330
29 84 54 69 -2 0 4 0.00 0.0 0 10.0 25 150 M M 3 35 160
30 89 65 77 5 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 13.1 23 130 M M 2 31 150
31 90 65 78 6 0 13 0.00 0.0 0 11.9 20 150 M M 2 28 150
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SM 2609 1832 38 249 2.92 0.0 321.7 M 77
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AV 84.2 59.1 10.7 FASTST M M 2 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> 48 300 74 300
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
1 = FOG OR MIST
2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
3 = THUNDER
4 = ICE PELLETS
5 = HAIL
6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM: VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
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