March 2022 Climate Report for Memphis, TN

Average temperature: 55.2 degrees (1.0 degrees above average) 

Average high temperature: 66.7 degrees (2.5 degrees above average) 

Average low temperature: 43.7 degrees (0.6 degrees below average) 

Warmest temperature: 81 degrees (6th) 

Coolest temperature: 25 degrees (12th) 

Heating Degrees Days: 311 (41 below average)

Cooling Degree Days: 12 (6 below average) 

Records set or tied: Daily record high temperature was tied on the 3rd (80) and set on the 6th (81). A daily record warm minimum temperature was also set on the 6th (66).

Comments: Three days saw temperatures fall below freezing.

Precipitation 

Monthly total: 5.64″ (0.10″ below average) 

Days with measurable precipitation: 11 (0.5 days above average) 

Wettest 24-hour period: 2.05″ (22nd) 

Snowfall: 2.0″ (1.5″ above average)

Records set or tied: Set record daily snowfall – 2.0″ (11th)

Comments: In addition to the 2″ of snow recorded on the 11th, a trace of snow fell on the 12th. [The 2.0″ recorded on March 11th is believed to be erroneously low based on surrounding stations.]

Miscellaneous 

Peak wind: South/45 mph (30th) 

Average wind: 9.4 mph 

Average relative humidity: N/A

Average sky cover: N/A

Average temperature: 54.0 degrees 

Average high temperature: 67.1 degrees 

Average low temperature: 42.0 degrees 

Warmest temperature: 82.0 degrees (3rd) 

Coolest temperature: 22.8 degrees (12th) 

Comments: None 

Precipitation 

Monthly total: 5.05″ (automated rain gauge), 5.39″(manual CoCoRaHS rain gauge) 

Days with measurable precipitation: 11

Wettest date: 1.69″ (22nd) (via automated gauge) 

Snowfall: 3.8″

Comments: Snowfall on the 11th totaled 3.8″.

Miscellaneous 

Peak wind: Southwest/38 mph (30th17th)

Average relative humidity: 61% 

MWN forecast temperatures within 2 degrees of actual: 60% 

MWN average dewpoint error: 3.27 degrees 

MWN forecast dewpoints within 2 degrees of actual: 53% 

Precipitation is expected to be above normal across the Great Lakes into the Upper Mississippi and Ohio Valleys into the northeast, as well as the Pacific Northwest. Highest odds of wet conditions are in the Great Lakes. Below average precipitation is forecast for the Rio Grande Valley into the Southwest U.S. For Memphis, odds favor near average precipitation, which historically averages 5.87 inches in April, the wettest month of the year.

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