Despite a brief period of cold at the beginning of the month, most of March was quite mild. The high temperature on the 1st was only 19 degrees at Green Bluff, but conditions quickly warmed thereafter. Vancouver reached 62 degrees on the 3rd, and some areas experienced low temperatures in the low 50s by March 5th. A very active early period brought significant rainfall to western areas. In fact, Montesano received 7.73 inches of rain from March 2nd to 8th. The remainder of the month was characterized by alternating periods of drier and more unsettled weather. Western Washington was generally wet, as Long Beach recorded only 5 dry days in the month. Unfortunately, a major landslide struck Oso on March 22nd, leading to significant loss of life and property destruction. By contrast, rain fell on only 3 March days at Prosser. On March 15th, Mabton East reached 72 degrees, while 21 Acres (near Seattle) peaked at 73 degrees on the 24th. However, clear and calm conditions allowed Moxee to drop to 19 degrees on March 22nd. Still, there were few large temperature swings during March, especially in eastern Washington. Monthly temperatures were generally 1 to 2 degrees above average, although Mt. Vernons mean March low was nearly 3 degrees warmer than normal. Overall, mountain snowpack remained near normal at months end, although potential concerns of an early melt off or a very dry spring remain valid at this time. For the complete AgWeatherNet March 2014 Weather Review for Washington, please click on the following link: weather.wsu.edu/awn.php?page=AWN_March_2014_Weather_Review
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:05:17 +0000
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