Highlights

Barrow in March observed a monthly mean of -11.0°F, 1.7°F above normal. The warmest temperature was 15°F on the 3^rd, while the coldest was -35°F on the 12^th and 13^th.

0.28" of precipitation was measured this March, 0.19" above the expected 0.09". Over half of this precipitation fell on the 3^rd, where the 0.10 that was measured broke the old 1976 record for the day by 0.02". Snowfall was also higher than normal, with 3.4" measured, 162% of normal. The average wind speed was 11.7 mph while the highest wind speed was 45 mph on the 31^st from an easterly direction.