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Lowville Sees Above Average Mean Temperature for
March with Average Total Precipitation Levels
Published: April 02, 2025 at
01:00 p.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Monthly Weather
Data Recap:
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw temperatures well above normal during March with average precipitation
levels, according to weather data compiled from the Northeast Regional Climate Center (dating
back to 1893).
March finished
with a mean average temperature (cumulative highs and lows) of 34.1 degrees
in Lowville, a full 6.1 degrees above the normal mean average temperature
for March in Lowville of 28.0 degrees. In terms of ranking, it was the 22nd
warmest March on record. The warmest March on record for Lowville occurred
in 1946 with a mean average temperature of 41.9 degrees, with the coldest
March on record occurring in 2014 with a mean average temperature of just
18.5 degrees for the month. The highest temperature of the month last month
reached 72 degrees on March 20th. The lowest temperature recorded last
month was minus-4 degrees on March 3rd.
March saw 2.64
inches of total precipitation in Lowville, just under the normal 2.65
inches for the month, ranking right in the middle as the 67th wettest (or
66th driest) March on record. The wettest March on record occurred in 1971,
with 5.89 inches of precipitation recorded, while the driest March on
record occurred in 1915, with just 0.34 inches of precipitation. Measurable
precipitation was recorded on 16 days last month, with 3 additional days
recording a trace amount. The most precipitation recorded on a single day
last month was 0.75 inches, recorded on March 30th.
Lowville saw a
total of 7.1 inches of new snow for the month of March (included in the
overall precipitation total), 8.7 inches below the normal 15.8 inches for
the month, making it the 33rd least snowy March on record. The snowiest
March on record occurred in 1928, with 67.3 inches of new snow recorded,
while 1935 and 2009 saw the least amount of March snow with just a trace
amount recorded during the month. There were 7 days with measurable snow
last month, with 7 additional days recording a trace amount. The most snow recorded on a single day last month was 2.5
inches, recorded on March 8th.
Lowville has
recorded 167.20 inches of snow for the season to date (16 inches in
November, 49.4 inches in December, 58.9 inches in January, 35.8 inches in
February and 7.1 inches in March). This more than doubles
the 80.1 inches of snow Lowville received last season. The mean total
seasonal snowfall for Lowville is 119 inches. This season currently ranks
as the 5th snowiest on record for Lowville, with any new snow through June
added to the seasonal total. It is the most snow Lowville has seen since
the winter of 1996-1997. The top ten snowiest seasons for Lowville are as
follows:
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Season
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Total Snow
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1970-1971
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251.0 inches
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1927-1928
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227.7 inches
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1996-1997
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187.4 inches
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1993-1994
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171.1 inches
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2024-2025
1958-1959
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167.2 inches
166.0 inches
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1977-1978
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165.7 inches
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2017-2018
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164.2 inches
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1959-1960
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161.0 inches
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2018-2019
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160.3 inches
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2025 Average Mean
Temperature and Precipitation Data for Lowville, NY
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Mean Average Temperature
(vs Normal)
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18.3 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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18.0
degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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34.1
degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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Total
Precipitation (vs Normal)
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3.42 inches
(3.47 inches)
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3.05
inches
(2.59 inches)
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2.64 inches
(2.65 inches)
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JULY
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AUGUST
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Temperature (vs Normal)
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Precipitation (vs Normal)
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