March of 2025 will be remembered for dozens of wildfires, dust storms and a three-day swarm of deadly tornadoes.
March was much warmer and drier than normal. The average high here in Denton County was 75, nearly 8 degrees warmer than the norm of 67. The average low was 43.9, close to the normal low of 44. The warmest day was March 25th, hitting 90. The coldest night was March 10th with a low of 29.
Rainfall was sparse. On March 2nd, Denton Enterprise Airport recorded .30”. Another .45” fell on the 4th, and nearly a quarter-inch fell over March 8th and 9th. Rains from the 26th through the 28th added .42” which totaled 1.42” for the month, well below the norm of 2.82 inches. So far this year, Denton has recorded only 4.98 inches of rain, far below the 7.33” we should have…