March weather in Decorah was cold and snowy

Decorah weather observer Richard Bernatz has confirmed what all of us suspected: March in Decorah was cold and snowy.

12 inches of snow fell in Decorah in March--five inches more than average.  Precipitation totaled 2.17 inches--0.28 inches more than average.

The average temperature in Decorah in March was 26.7 degrees.  That was 5.8 degrees cooler than average.  Of the 117 years for which weather records have been kept in Decorah, just 14 registered colder average temperatures in March than this March.