A colder, wetter and snowier than normal March here in the Northern part of Acushnet.  March opened with the warmest day of the entire month and the calm before the Storm.

A nor’easter slammed the area the next day with hurricane force winds and windswept rain.  Long duration powerful winds fell and snapped trees resulting in region wide power outages and property damage and beach erosion.

Another strong  N.E. storm hit the area on March 13th. with heavy wet snow and wind and more severe tree damage and power outages.  Area yards looking like a war zone and the snow on the ground lingered long with the cold temperatures. Mother Nature eased off her rampage a little bit during the second half of the month confusing the computers and forecasters into apologies.   A short string of warmer temps at months end awakened the honeybees and peepers and yard cleanups.

March 2018 Acushnet, Mass.   41deg,44min N      70deg,55min W

Ave High     44.0 deg. Ave Low     29.6 deg. March Mean     36.8 deg. is 1.5 deg. below normal.

High Temp     63 deg. on March 1st.Low Temp     16 deg. on March 18th. Days 0 or below     0

Total Precip.     6.58″ is 1.11″ above normal.  Max 24hr. Precip.     3.35″ on March 2nd.

Snowfall     15.8″ is 9.0″ above normal.  Max 24hr. Snowfall     11.0″ on March 13th. Season Snowfall ( dec-mar)   40.6″   (dec 5.9,jan16.0,feb 2.9,mar 15.8)

Total 2018 Precip.     20.24″ is 6.47″ above normal.  T-Storm Days  0.  High Wind Gust  48 mph on March 2nd.

Heating Degree Days 883.  Cooling Degree Days  0.  High Barometer     30.69″ on March 26th.  Low Barometer      29.06″ on March 2nd.