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Records: Highs: EWR: 75 (2021) NYC: 73 (1977) LGA: 70 (1977) JFK: 68 (2016) Lows: EWR: 14 (1960) NYC: 14 (1960) LGA: 15 (1960) JFK: 15 (1960) Historical: 1888: The Great Blizzard of 1888 paralyzed the east coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine on March 11 through the 14th. The blizzard dumped as much as 55 inches of snow in some areas, and snowdrifts of 30 to 40 feet were reported. An estimated 400 people died from this blizzard. Click HERE for more information from History.com. 1888: Heavy rain that began early in the day in Washingon, DC & changed to snow about 3 P.M. by midnight wind and heavy snow took down electric wire and blacked out the city. By the following morning snow depths varied from a few inches in the city to over ten inches to the north and NW. Winds to 34 to 48 mph and a minimum temperature of 18°F and a maximum of 30 °F. (P. 49 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss) Rain began falling during the afternoon in New York City. By evening, it turned to freezing rain, coating the city in ice. Shortly after midnight on the 12th, it changed over to snow and the Blizzard of '88 began. Three feet of snow fell on southeast New York by the evening of the 13th with 50mph winds creating drifts to the second story of buildings in New York City. 21 inches accumulated in the city. Albany, NY received 47 inches of snow and Saratoga, NY 58 inches. At sea, the storm was referred to as the Great White Hurricane. 400 people died from the storm and the ensuing cold. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1911 - Tamarack, CA, reported 451 inches of snow on the ground, a record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) 1917: At 3:02 pm on Sunday, March 11, 1917, many New Castle lives were changed forever. In just a few terrifying minutes, 22 people were killed, hundreds were injured, 500 homes were damaged or destroyed, and many of the city's triumphant greenhouses were leveled in what would be part of $1 million suffered in property damage. 1935: Suffocating dust storms occurred frequently in southeast Colorado between the 12th and the 25th of the month. Six people died, and many livestock starved or suffocated. Up to six feet of dust covered the ground. Schools were closed, and many rural homes were deserted by tenants. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1948 - Record cold followed in the wake of a Kansas blizzard. Lows of -25 degrees at Oberlin, Healy and Quinter established a state record for the month of March. Lows of -15 at Dodge City, -11 at Concordia, and -3 at Wichita were also March records. (The Weather Channel) 1962 - One of the most paralyzing snowstorms in decades produced record March snowfalls in Iowa. Four feet of snow covered the ground at Inwood following the storm. (David Ludlum) 1972: Chicago, Illinois 10th & 11th: Chicago's temperature rises from 15°F on the 10th to 73°F on the 11th. The 58 F deg rise ties the biggest day-to-day rise on record. The city also experienced a similar jump in temperature in February 1887. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1987 - Unseasonably cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S., and a storm over the Gulf of Mexico spread rain and sleet and snow into the Appalachian Region. Sleet was reported in southern Mississippi. (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - A blizzard raged across the north central U.S. Chadron NE was buried under 33 inches of snow, up to 25 inches of snow was reported in eastern Wyoming, and totals in the Black Hills of South Dakota ranged up to 69 inches at Lead. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Mullen NE. Snow drifts thirty feet high were reported around Lusk WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Twenty-one cities in the central and southwestern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 95 degrees at Lubbock TX equalled their record for March. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - Forty-four cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Record highs included 71 degrees at Dickinson ND and Williston ND, and 84 degrees at Lynchburg VA, Charleston WV and Huntington WV. Augusta GA and Columbia SC tied for honors as the hot spot in the nation with record highs of 88 degrees. A vigorous cold front produced up to three feet of snow in the mountains of Utah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1992: A major winter storm with a central pressure of 978 millibars or 28.88 inches of mercury struck the northeastern U.S. Heavy snow occurred over western Pennsylvania and New York with Bradford, PA recording 23 inches, Rochester, NY 21.9 inches, and Buffalo, NY with 15 inches. On the warm side of the storm in Vermont, heavy rains combined with snowmelt and ice breakup caused massive ice jams on the Winooski River in Montpelier, resulting in severe flooding. The downtown section was under five feet of water with millions of dollars of damage resulting. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2006 - Phoenix's record run for dry days finally ends at 143 days. The last measured rain fell on October 18, 2005. Not only did the rain break the dry spell, the 1.40 inches that fell was a record amount for the date.

58 / 46 should get to 70 for a 4th straight day as the main front comes through later this evening and overnight / Thu. Showers into PA with main focus later. Rain now up to 0.15 to 0.20 for the area from what was looking drier earlier this week - had a feeling the front may be a bit more amped. Cooler back near normal with a brief warmup Mon ahead of the trough moving into the EC Mar 17 - Mar 21 or so. Much chillier - below avg with St Pattys day likely not getting out of the 30s and stuck that way Wed 18th as well. Moderation to and above avg overall towards the 21st but dont think any warmth locks in its more back and forth favoring warm.

At EWR April 2002 had 3 straight days and the max at 97 April Day Record High (°F) Year 7 92 2010 12 90 1977 13 92 2023 14 93 2023 16 92 2002 17 97 2002 18 93 2002 19 92 1976 20 91 1941 25 91 1960 26 93 2009 27 94 1990 28 90 2009 29 91 1974 30 91 1942

Today EWR: 82 / 46 (+23) NYC: 80 / 51 (+25)

Today's Highs PHL: 83 EWR: 82 BLM: 82 New Brnswck: 82 TEB: 81 TTN: 80 NYC: 80 ACY: 80 HPN: 79 LGA: 78 ISP: 67 JFK: 64

EWR eyeing the 2016 81F record high

79 here

Records: Highs: EWR: 81 (2016) NYC: 79 (2016) LGA: 78 (2016) JFK: 71 (2006) Lows: EWR: 10 (1984) NYC: 12 (1929) LGA: 12 (1984) JFK: 12 (1984) Historical: 1884: John Park Finley issued the first experimental tornado prediction. Finley studied the atmospheric parameters that were present during previous tornadoes. Many of these same criteria are still used by operational forecasters today. But the use of tornado forecasts would be banned just a few years later and remain forbidden until 1952. 1912 - The barometric pressure reached 29.26 inches at Los Angeles, CA, and 29.46 inches at San Diego CA, setting all-time records for those two locations. (David Ludlum) 1922 - Dodge City, KS, reported a record 24 hour total of 17.5 inches of snow. (The Weather Channel) 1960: Snowstorm in southeast U.S. gave GA 10.0 inches of snow and TN had 22.0 inches, VA 15.0 inches and KY had 24 inches. Four to 15 inches fell across Virginia with drifts much higher. North Carolina recorded drifts from 3 to 30 feet! Many buildings collapsed from the accumulative weight of the snow and structural damage totaled into the millions. (Ref. Virginia Weather History) 1964: The maximum temperature for the date is 77 °F in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1972: Chicago, IL's temperature rose from 15° on this date to 73° on the 11th. The 58 degree rise ties the biggest day-to-day rise on record. The city experienced a similar jump in temperature in February 1887. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1986: Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes hit Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. A total of 19 tornadoes occurred. Three of the tornadoes in Indiana reached F3 intensity. A densely populated subdivision of Southeast Lexington, Kentucky, was heavily damaged by a tornado. Twenty people were injured, and 900 homes were destroyed or demolished. A very strong thunderstorm downburst hit the Cincinnati area. At the Greater Cincinnati Airport, windows were blown out of the control tower, injuring the six controllers on duty. At Newport, Kentucky, 120 houses were destroyed by winds estimated from 100 to 140 mph. 1987 - Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the eastern U.S. Gales lashed the middle and northern Atlantic coast. Winds gusted to 50 mph at Manteo NC and Cape Hatteras NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A winter storm produced snow and high winds in the Central Rocky Mountain Region. Snowfall totals in Utah ranged up to 42 inches at Alta, with 36 inches reported at the Brian Head Ski Resort in 24 hours. Winds gusted to 72 mph at La Junta CO and Artesia NM. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thirty-four cities in the central and southwestern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. The high of 85 degrees at Hanksville UT was a record for March, and Pueblo CO equalled their March record of 86 degrees. Hill City KS warmed from a morning low of 30 degrees to an afternoon high of 89 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather from southeast Iowa to central Indiana and north central Kentucky. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 65 mph at Fort Knox KY, and hail two inches in diameter west of Lebanon IN. Evening thunderstorms over central Oklahoma deluged Guthrie with 4.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1996: Record high barometer reading of 30.91 inches today the highest pressure at Annandale Weather Center since February 26, 1990 when the barometric pressure read 30.94 inches. (Ref. Annandale Weather Records) 2003: 90% of the surface of the Great Lakes was covered by ice, the most since February 1994, as a cold winter continued to grip the region. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2006: A powerful winter storm hit southern California through the 11th. A waterspout came ashore in Encinitas causing trees to fall over a railroad track halting traffic. Hail was widespread throughout San Diego County and even accumulated in places with one inch diameter hail reported in Escondido. Snow fell as low as 1500 feet in elevation. 36 inches fell at Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2010 - As many as four people are injured, one is killed and homes were damaged in Center Hill and Pearson, AR, by an EF2 tornado.

49 / 48 clear. On the way to mid / upper 70s and stray 80 possible (last Oct 7 / 5th) in NJ. Front and clouds arrive tomorrow but it still may be warm enough ahead of the cooler air to hit 70 (for some that make 4 straight days). Showers and light rain with the front rainfall near 0.10 for most Wed evening into Thu morning. Clouds stick around Thu / part of Fri - cooler near - below normal between the 3/12 - 3/15th then below / much below avg Tue / Wed next week as trough moves into the EC. Moderation towards normal overall between 3/20 end the close back and forth.

EWR: 73 / 44 (+19) NYC: 73 / 51 (+21)

Today's highs PHL: 75 BLM: 74 ACY: 74 EWR: 73 NYC: 73 New Brnswck: 73 TEB: 72 LGA: 71 TTN: 71 ISP: 68 JFK: 67

Quickly up to 51 here

Daylight 11:h38M Gained 2H23M since the lull Roughly equivalent to October 3rd Gaining a peak of 2M40+s daily