Portsmouth Weather Records Service - Portsmouth, Virginia

PWRS HEADLINES & NOTES:

MARCH 2026 PWRS
(intermediate
3/22/26 11:59PM EST)

BASIC STATION STATISTICS
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA:
(March station database commenced in 1977)

WELL-ABOVE
NORMAL MEAN TEMPS
WELL-BELOW NORMAL PRECIP

TEMP MEANS:
Highs 69.6° (+ 10.4°)
Lows 45.6° (+ 6.0°)
Mean 57.6° (+ 8.2°)

RAINFALL MARCH:
1.71" (-1.08" or 61% of normal)
SNOWFALL MARCH:
TRACE

2026 YEARLY PRECIP

RAINFALL 7.71"
(-2.02" or 79% of normal)
SNOWFALL YEARLY 4.1"
SEASONAL SNOWFALL 2025-2026 5.1"

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MARCH 2026

22nd - NEW MAX TEMP - 84°
11th - NEW MAX TEMP - 88°
11th - NEW MAN MIN TEMP - 62°
10th - NEW MAX TEMPERATURE - 86°
9th - NEW MAX MIN TEMPERATURE - 60°
8th - NEW MAX MIN TEMPERATURE - 64°

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Temperature	Dew Point Temperature	Relative Humidity	Wind	Barometric Pressure	Rainfall Past Hour	Rainfall Daily	Rainfall Past 24-Hours	Rainfall Monthly	Rainfall Yearly	Wind Chill Current & Lowest Today	Heat Indices Current & Highest Today
61.3°	38.0°	42.0%	SSW 10 G 15 mph	30.347" & Falling	0.00"	0.00"	0.00"	1.71"	7.71"	60.0° 29.8°	61.4° 61.4°

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