}. The state has recorded only one other tornado in March since recordkeeping began in 1950. As of January 31st, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) above Fort Peck Reservoir was 78 percent of average, while the reach between Fort Peck and Garrison Reservoirs was 79 percent of average. Some locations had more than twice their normal total including along the southern border of Kentucky, the western border of Iowa, and parts of western Missouri. NWS (Weather station: Hector International Airport, USA). It's only 6 degrees shy of the all-time record low of minus 8 degrees set in 1899. This amount was high enough to also rank as Denvers third snowiest month (of any month). One of these locations was Grand Forks, ND, which had its 5th warmest March with an average temperature of 34.3 degrees F (1.3 degrees C). -San Angelo, Texas, tied its second-coldest all-time record low on Monday morning after dipping to minus 1 degree. Precipitation for all 12 Northeast states ranged from 57 percent of normal in Pennsylvania to 80 percent of normal in West Virginia. Get data on how different regions and populations experience temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather events historically. In March, there were approximately 543 severe weather reports across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. In California, the statewide snow water equivalent (SWE) stood at 60% of normal on March 31. Overall, much of the region received less than 75 percent of normal precipitation. Precipitation for the month was below normal in the Interior and northern portions while areas of the Panhandle, Southwest, and coastal mountains of Southcentral observed above-normal precipitation. Drought severity also slightly decreased in western Iowa. The storms significantly boosted SWE levels (Jan 31) in the Little Colorado and Verde River basins to 80% of median (18% on Jan 1) and 124% of median (13% on Jan 1), respectively. Moderate drought classifications expanded or developed across parts of western Oklahoma, northeastern Louisiana, and northern, central, southern, and eastern Texas. Since 1943 the temperature extremes were observed at Hector International Airport. On January 6, 2021, two tornadoes were reported, one near Texas City, Texas and the other near Henderson, Louisiana.