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MARCH NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 67 46 56 85/1907* 40/1962 24/1968 68/2023 0.15 3.50/1965 10 1
CT STARTS 0612 CST    SUNRISE 0636 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 2 67 46 57 84/1955* 36/1962 23/1980 71/2023 0.15 3.42/1964 9 1
CT STARTS 0611 CST    SUNRISE 0635 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 3 67 46 57 86/1905 36/1943 23/1980 69/1976* 0.15 2.48/1934 9 1
CT STARTS 0610 CST    SUNRISE 0634 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 4 68 46 57 86/1905 36/2014 22/2002* 68/1976 0.16 5.01/1977 9 1
CT STARTS 0609 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 5 68 47 57 85/1905 41/2015 25/2019* 69/1961* 0.15 2.20/1919 9 1
CT STARTS 0607 CST    SUNRISE 0632 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 6 68 47 58 85/2022* 40/1960 24/2015 68/2022* 0.16 1.90/1933 8 1
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0630 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 7 68 47 58 86/1909 36/1989 25/2015 69/1961 0.16 4.60/1995 8 1
CT STARTS 0605 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 8 69 47 58 86/1907 37/1989 26/1901 69/1980 0.16 3.65/1998 8 1
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 9 69 48 58 90/1911 40/1932 25/1996 70/1964 0.16 1.78/1988 8 1
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 10 69 48 59 90/1911 43/1994* 26/1996 67/1990* 0.15 2.85/1922 8 1
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 11 69 48 59 90/1911 47/1932 30/1998* 71/2006 0.15 3.06/1953 7 1
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 12 70 48 59 89/1911 45/1987 26/1948 72/2006 0.15 2.25/1921 7 1
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 13 70 49 59 89/1911* 40/1993 27/1948 69/1917* 0.15 3.67/1927 7 1
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 14 70 49 60 86/2024 44/1993 26/1993 71/1973 0.15 3.90/1921 7 1
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 15 71 49 60 86/2002* 44/1999* 30/1988 69/1982* 0.16 3.00/1990 6 1
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 16 71 49 60 89/1961 45/1893 30/1913 72/1945 0.15 4.25/1923 6 1
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 17 71 49 60 86/2015 47/2014 31/1923* 70/1982 0.15 3.52/1961 6 1
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 18 71 50 60 87/1963 49/1941 29/1893 71/2008* 0.15 2.90/1987 6 1
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 19 72 50 61 89/1907 43/1923 27/1923 72/1894 0.17 4.09/1905 6 1
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 20 72 50 61 91/1907 46/1965 25/1923 70/1982* 0.17 2.00/2020 6 2
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 21 72 50 61 93/1907 41/2010 28/1965 71/1921 0.17 2.33/2012 6 2
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 22 72 50 61 92/1907 47/1970 26/1915 70/1894 0.18 5.40/1929 5 2
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 23 73 51 62 91/1907 46/1989 27/1915 70/1975 0.17 2.00/1908* 5 2
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 24 73 51 62 91/1907 49/1983 30/1914 68/1936 0.17 2.23/1983 5 2
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 25 73 51 62 92/1910* 46/1974 31/2013 71/1904 0.17 4.65/1973 5 2
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 26 73 51 62 91/1907 53/1974 25/2013 70/1936* 0.16 3.47/1949 5 2
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 27 74 51 62 91/1907 45/1996* 29/2013 72/1921 0.16 2.83/1951 4 2
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 28 74 51 63 91/1907 48/1982 34/1942* 70/1902 0.16 3.64/2018 4 2
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 29 74 52 63 92/1907 46/1898 30/1955 70/1907 0.16 4.00/1991 4 2
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 30 74 52 63 92/1946 51/1898 32/1893 71/1998 0.16 2.46/1961 4 2
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1853 CST
 31 75 52 63 89/1946 41/1987 29/1987 71/1938* 0.16 2.33/1976 4 2
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 MON 70.7 49.0 59.9         4.92   202 42

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 7 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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