HIGH: 51
LOW: 30
* Only the eighth day in 2008 to reach or exceed 50 degrees.
* Drenching rains remain Downstate. Cloudy here. Occasional light rain becomes even lighter and sporadic in the afternoon.
* Milder, with light east-to-southeast winds shifting north-northwest this afternoon at 3 to 9 m.p.h.
* Frequently cloudy Tuesday night; moderately colder.
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MARCH 18 TEMPS
FORECAST
HIGH: 51
LOW: 30
RECORD
HIGH: 74 (1969)
LOW: 3 (1923)
NORMAL
HIGH: 47
LOW: 29
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