Ticker for April 7, 1999

                
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March 1999 Cooler than Normal

Preliminary data indicates that March 1999, as a whole, was slightly
cooler than normal.


Climate        Mean March Temp      Rank of 105
Division         1998   Normal      (1 = warmest)

Panhandle      43.6 F   45.5 F      63rd
N. Central     45.5 F   47.7 F      66th
Northeast      46.7 F   48.9 F      75th

W. Central     47.0 F   48.3 F      59th
Central        48.3 F   50.0 F      58th
E. Central     49.0 F   51.1 F      66th

Southwest      49.6 F   51.0 F      59th
S. Central     51.2 F   52.5 F      60th
Southeast      51.0 F   52.1 F      62nd