John Wheeler The March weather record reveals a remarkably cold and snowy month

FARGO — The weather of this past March was remarkable in that it was fully, and without exception, an extension of the winter season, without even a sniff of spring weather. Snow cover was actually deeper at the end of the month than at the beginning, and there was no observable trend of increasing temperature from the start of March to the end. For Fargo, the average daily mean temperature of 15.5 degrees is the twelfth coldest March on record. The 23.3 inches of snow this March is the third most on record. The 1.79 inches of melted precipitation is…