1. WeatherDiscussion April 1, 2008 COLD is the big story

4. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 455 PM PDT MON MAR 31 2008..RECORD COLD FOR THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH AT SEATTLE AND OLYMPIA… THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH AT SEATTLE AND OLYMPIA WERE THE COLDEST ON RECORD. AT SEATTLE TACOMA AIRPORT THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE LAST SEVEN DAYS WAS 46.0 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE COLDEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH WAS 47.1 DEGREES SET IN 1967. THE RECORDS AT SEATTLE TACOMA AIRPORT BEGAN IN 1945. INCLUDING THE RECORDS FROM THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE...WHICH GO BACK TO 1891...THIS IS THE THIRD COLDEST LAST WEEK OF MARCH FOR THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE. THE TWO COLDER YEARS WERE 1936 WITH AN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 43.6 AND 1917 WITH AN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 45.9 DEGREES. THE NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH AT SEATTLE TACOMA AIRPORT IS 54.9 DEGREES.

5. AT THE OLYMPIA AIRPORT THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE LAST SEVEN DAYS WAS 45.4 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE COLDEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH WAS 48.0 DEGREES SET IN 1999. THE RECORDS AT THE OLYMPIA AIRPORT GO BACK TO 1948. THE NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH AT THE OLYMPIA AIRPORT IS 54.9 DEGREES.

6. More Cold Eureka CA recorded their coldest 31 March temperature in over 100 years: A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 30 DEGREES WAS SET AT EUREKA YESTERDAY...MARCH 31. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 31 SET IN 1896. Record cold is being recorded as far south as central California:...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT STOCKTON AIRPORT THIS MORNING... A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 34 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE STOCKTON AIRPORT THIS MORNING. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 35...SET IN 1977.

9. Problems East of the Cascades

11. Early Spring is the Coldest Time Aloft SEATAC (1957-1967)500700850 December-22.1-6.61.0 January-23.8-8.1-.3 February-24.7-8.8-.2 March-26.5-10.1-1.3 April-23.9-8.00.5

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14. New Snotel Site http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/gis/snow.html

18. Improved Drought Situation