Weather Summary for March 2007

Brigham Young University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Eyring Science Center, Provo, Utah

Mean Values
ValueMonthly MeanMonthly AverageAverage MinimumAverage Maximum
Temperature 47.1 F ( 8.41 C) 45.6 F ( 7.58 C) 33.4 F ( 0.81 C) 60.8 F ( 16.01 C)
Humidity 49.5% 48.3% 23.2% 75.9%
Dew Point 23.9 F ( -4.51 C) 24.3 F ( -4.30 C) 17.5 F ( -8.08 C) 30.3 F ( -0.94 C)
Pressure 29.92 in. Hg (101.3 kPa) 29.93 in. Hg (101.4 kPa) 29.77 in. Hg (100.8 kPa) 30.06 in. Hg (101.8 kPa)
Absolute Pressure 25.12 in. Hg ( 85.1 kPa) 25.12 in. Hg ( 85.1 kPa) 25.02 in. Hg ( 84.7 kPa) 25.23 in. Hg ( 85.4 kPa)
Wind Speed 2.6 mph ( 1.16 m/s) 16.9 mph ( 7.54 m/s)
Solar Irradiance 0.32 cal/min/cm2 ( 225. W/m2) 1.35 cal/min/cm2 ( 939. W/m2)
Wind Chill 44.9 F ( 7.17 C) 44.9 F ( 44.90 C) 29.4 F ( -1.42 C) 60.4 F ( 15.75 C)
Heat Index 47.3 F ( 8.51 C) 45.7 F ( 45.68 C) 33.4 F ( 0.81 C) 61.2 F ( 16.21 C)

Monthly rainfall: 1.21 in. ( 30.7 mm)
Maximum daily rainfall: 0.32 in. ( 8.1 mm) on 28
Maximum rainfall rate: 1.200 in./hour ( 30.48 mm/hour) on 27 at 14:30:23
Heating degree-days (base 65): 553.7 (Maximum: 40.0 on 3)
Cooling degree-days (base 65): 0.0 (Maximum: 0.0 on 31)
Growing degree-days (base 40): 270.8 (Maximum: 21.6 on 20)
Growing degree-days (base 50): 69.9 (Maximum: 11.6 on 20)

Extreme Values
ValueLowestonatHighestonat
Maximum Temperature 35.2 F ( 1.77 C) 2 15:56:23 79.8 F ( 26.53 C) 17 16:51:23
Minimum Temperature 10.9 F (-11.70 C) 3 07:30:23 52.2 F ( 11.25 C) 20 23:57:23
Maximum Humidity 44.0% 20 23:25:23 97.9% 28 07:45:23
Minimum Humidity 9.0% 15 16:25:23 48.8% 28 00:00:23
Maximum Dew Point 6.8 F (-13.99 C) 3 23:44:23 39.5 F ( 4.15 C) 8 11:11:23
Minimum Dew Point -7.8 F (-22.09 C) 3 16:45:23 31.4 F ( -0.33 C) 22 16:43:23
Maximum Pressure 29.49 in. Hg ( 99.9 kPa) 27 19:55:23 30.60 in. Hg (103.6 kPa) 3 14:32:23
Minimum Pressure 29.26 in. Hg ( 99.1 kPa) 27 11:03:23 30.28 in. Hg (102.5 kPa) 3 00:01:23
Maximum Absolute Pressure 24.87 in. Hg ( 84.2 kPa) 27 00:03:23 25.54 in. Hg ( 86.5 kPa) 4 11:03:23
Minimum Absolute Pressure 24.64 in. Hg ( 83.4 kPa) 28 01:36:23 25.29 in. Hg ( 85.7 kPa) 11 05:29:23
Maximum Wind Speed 6.3 mph ( 2.83 m/s) at 240. deg. 4 15:30:23 34.6 mph (15.45 m/s) at 169. deg. 27 18:35:23
Maximum Solar Irradiance 0.99 cal/min/cm2 ( 690. W/m2) 26 11:23:23 1.75 cal/min/cm2 (1220. W/m2) 30 13:36:23
Maximum Wind Chill 33.4 F ( 0.75 C) 1 11:52:23 80.7 F ( 27.04 C) 17 16:30:23
Minimum Wind Chill 8.3 F (-13.17 C) 2 10:47:23 47.3 F ( 8.53 C) 20 22:11:23
Maximum Heat Index 35.2 F ( 1.77 C) 2 15:56:23 78.1 F ( 25.60 C) 17 16:51:23
Minimum Heat Index 10.9 F (-11.70 C) 3 07:30:23 52.2 F ( 11.25 C) 20 23:57:23