sible sunshine; dark day with a brief glimpse of sun c. 1600; brief moderate rain c. 1500; good snow meltng day
3-4-04: Yesterday, 3/3, NWS hi=47@1504{farm=41.9@1500}, lo=37@2400{farm=32.4@2100}. 15% of pos-sible sunshine; cloudy, threatening day but no rain; more melting and some fields becoming void of snow.
3-5-04: Yesterday, 3/4, NWS hi=44@1635{farm=39.1@1400}, lo=31@2356{farm=33.0@2400}. No sunshine; heavy overcast all day; fog for a while in the late morning; damp, poor day; 0.07" rain.
3-6-04: Yesterday, 3/5, NWS hi=46@2400{farm=41.6@1700}, lo=31@0015{farm=33.0@0100}. Again, no sunshine; 0.21" of rain; dark damp somewhat windy day. TODAY, 3/6, in 1948, NWS record low = minus 21!
3-7-04: Yesterday, 3/6, NWS hi=51@0944{farm=43.2@1000}, lo=36@2400{farm=30.6@2400}. Another day
with zero sunshine (!); cold front came though late morning w/ dropping temp and wind from west; 0.03" rain.
3-8-04: Yesterday, 3/7, NWS hi=43@1434{farm=36.9@1500}, lo=33@0807{farm=28.8@0600}. 39% 0f pos-
sible sunshine; partial sunshine late morning until 1500, then some full sun for a short while; no wind.
3-9-04: Yesterday, 3/8, NWS hi=37@1510{farm=34.2@1500}, lo=32@2400{farm=27.5@2400}. No sunshine; 4" snow before 0800, with 1" more during day; wet and slippery; water content = 0.52".
3-10-04: Yesterday, 3/9, NWS hi=41@1413{farm=37.5@1400}, lo=31@2400{farm=27.2@0300}. 4% of pos-
sible sunshine; overcast but bright day; some sun in late afternoon; so, so day; no wind.
3-11-04: Yesterday, 3/10, NWS hi=47@1544{farm=42.6@1500}, lo=30@2400{farm=24.6@2400}. 44% pos-
sible sunshine; very warm, pleasant day despite only partial sunshine; no wind; clear night.
3-12-04: Yesterday, 3/11, NWS hi=51@1651{farm=47.0@1500}, lo=25@0536{farm=21.4@0700}. 89% of possible sundhine; a very pleasant, obviously warm day; much melting took place; dirt lane is quite dry, howevr
3-13-04: Yesterday, 3/12, NWS hi=41@0145{farm=36.6@0100}, lo=29@2358{farm=24.4@2400}. 8% pos-
sible sunshine; heavy snow squall 0815-0915 with strong wind; windy with temp dropping slowly rest of day.
3-14-04: Yesterday, 3/13, NWS hi=33@1446{farm=29.0@1300}, lo=23@2400{farm=16.8@2400}. 51% pos-
sible sunshine; overcast morning; sunny and windy afternoon- cold; clear, cold night ahead.
3-15-04: Yesterday, 3/14, NWS hi=43@1500{farm=38.1@1500}, lo=16@0557{farm=12.4@0600}. 56% of possible sunshine; day warmed nicely by PM after a cold start; clouds came in after 1500; overall bright day.
3-16-04: Yesterday, 3/15, NWS hi=46@1318{farm-39.8@1300}, lo=31@2400{farm=27.4@2400}. 30% pos-
sible sunshine all in the AM; increasing overcast in PM; little wind; pleasant day overall. Storm approaching!
3-17-04: Yesterday, 3/16, NWS hi=31@1659{farm=26.0@0700}, lo=20@2400{farm=18.2@2400}. No sunshn
light snow began 1300 and became moderately heavy by 1500; snow continued into the night; east wind.
3-18-04: Yesterday, 3/17, NWS hi=28@2304{farm=26.3@1500}, lo=19@0643{farm=17.0@0600}. No sun;
snow total from 1300 yesterday = 12"; snow stopped 1000; 0.46" water content; no wind; bright late in day.
3-19-04: Yesterday, 3/18, NWS hi=35@1527{farm=32.4@1500}, lo=21@0627{farm=15.2@2400}. 17% of possible sunshine all late in PM; intermittent snow showers until 1600= 2"; no wind but poor, raw day.
3-20-04: Yesterday, 3/19, NWS hi=38?1500{farm=35.8@1400}, lo=23@2345{farm=14.7@0100}. 18% of pos-sible sunshine (more at the farm); snow showers all AM; 'open and shut' PM but clear late and into the night.
Today, the Vernal Equinox (start of the 'spring' season) is at 0149 hours.
3-21-04: Yesterday, 2/20, NWS hi=42@1818{farm=39.1@1500}, lo=18@0317{farm=14.1@0400}. 12% pos-
sible sunshine (PPS); some brief sun early, then overcast; light rain began 1500 & went into evening;cold&raw.
3-22-04: Yesterday, 3/21, NWS hi=43@1256{farm=36.9@1300}, lo=24@2400{farm=18.8@2400}. 15 PPS;
mostly overcast, with clearing at end of afternoon; "cold front" came thru mid-AM with wind and snow shower
3-23-04: Yesterday, 3/22, NWS hi=27@1557{farm=23.1@1400}, lo=14@0618{farm=10.4@0600}. Gogeous day with 100% sunshine, but averag temp= 21 while 'normal' is 37! Would have been very nice in January!
3-24-04: Yesterday, 3/23, NWS hi=43@1551{farm=38.4@1500}, lo=13@0326{farm=6.3@0600}. 41% of
possible sunshine (PPS); warmed nicely after a winter start; 2" snow 1630-1800 ended as fast as it started.
3-25-04: Yesterday, 3/24. NWS hi=59@1554{farm=51.2@1700}, lp=24@0616{farm=24.9@0400}. 73 % pos-
sible sunshine; warm, spring-like day, finally!
3-26-04: Yesterday, 3/25, NWS hi=51@1954{farm=45.4@1600}, lo=45@1120{farm=38.8@0100}. No sunshine, which made for a cooler day than yesterday; a little rain before dawn; not nice despite decent temps.