Scarlet Pimpernel

Et tu, Yoda? Say it ain't so!

LOL, by then you may be in the bullseye there! You can find an Irish Pub in Charlotte to toast the St. Pat's Day storm!!

Interesting. Looks like most of the cold was on the other side of the hemisphere, as well as that strip of colder across northern Canada and AK. I would imagine given that distribution, a huge and persistent ridge over the eastern half to 2/3 of North America and another over much of Europe/Scandinavia (though not as warm there). It's kind of reminiscent of how warm December 2015 was here (similar warm departure). I'm just grateful we got those large departures in December and March, and not a +9 in July!!!

Well, I recall March 2012 was insanely warm (+9 departure at DCA for the month), DCA hit 80+ degrees four times. Only two nighttime lows at or below freezing, the rest were well above. The cherry blossoms were essentially finished blooming by St. Patrick's Day since they came out very early. I believe that was an extremely warm month for much of the eastern third of the country. (ETA: In fact, I remember seeing that some location in upper Michigan had a low temperature one day that was a few degrees warmer than the previous record HIGH for that particular date; it also of course broke a new record high).

You mean it isn't already?! But seriously, yeah, we've got through mid-March typically and some years even longer. Wouldn't be surprised if we get even something small before it's over.

Even if it does happen, I still wouldn't ever vote for Ron Paul or Rand Paul...However, RuPaul may be more entertaining!!!

Concerning any potential last snow event around mid-month/St. Pat's Day...

Be sure to say three "Hail DGEXs" and douse yourself in sleet as penance!

Yup. There were some pretty warm days the week leading into the St. Patrick's Day storm in 2014, and that was 2 weeks later too. Yeah a lot of that fell at night but it started in the afternoon and continued into early the next day. Plus, it was below freezing the entire following day. Not to mention the event on the 1st day of spring 2018, it was cool leading into it (below normal) but not extreme, it was the 3rd week of March, and that snow all fell during the daylight hours. And of course, March 2015 (same approximate time as this upcoming potential, 1st week of the month), where it rained the night before up to the morning of the event as a front went through, then a wave that went up the front dumped 6" snow on us...again, during the daylight hours as it turned colder.

Hessian bastards!! (and "Hanover", PA...sounds kinda German there!!!)

Dewpoints in July, you mean??? (especially 60s and 70s+!!!) It'll be here all too soon enough, don't you worry!

Officially a deer-topper!!!