While the Flagstaff area made progress on catching up to the regular annual snowfall and precipitation during March, a dry second half to the month cut into the gains.
Flagstaff finished the month with 2.47 inches of precipitation, ahead of the normal value of 1.88, to go with 35.6 inches of snow, surpassing the average of 15.6 inches, according to the National Weather Service. With just a trace amount for both categories falling on March 18, however, all measurable precipitation and snowfall occurred by March 15.
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