March Weather Data
The West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris provided weather data for the month of March this week. The high temperature for the month hit 72 on March 15, while the low temp of 8 was on March 1. Precipitation for the month totaled one inch, with snow totals only reaching 1.5 inches. Snow depth was measured at one inch on March 15-17, with 0.7 inches reported on March 5. Heating degree days for the month totaled 958, while growing degree days amounted to 42 and cooling degree days were 0. The soil temperature with a 4 inch maximum averaged 33.8. The soil temp with a 4 inch minimum was 32.1.
