SACRUS

Brunt of the heaviest rain falls west but still a warm / cloudy and wettish week once to Wed - Easter Weekend.

Records: Highs: EWR: 89 (1945) NYC: 86 (1945) LGA: 86 (1945) JFK: 82 (1998) Lows; EWR: 23 (1959) NYC: 10 (1923) LGA: 25 (2022) JFK: 24 (2022) Historical: 1886 - Atlanta, GA, was drenched with a record 7.36 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The Weather Channel) 1920 - Clear Spring, MD, received 31 inches of snow in 24 hours to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1921 - The temperature in Washington D.C. dropped from 82 degrees to 26 degrees thus ending an early spring. (David Ludlum) 1935 - A severe duststorm blanketed Amarillo, TX, for 84 hours. During one six hour period the visibility was near zero. (28th-31st) (The Weather Channel) 1945 - Providence, RI, hit 90 degrees to establish a March record for the New England area. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Thunderstorms spawned tornadoes in Mississippi, and produced high winds and heavy rain in Louisiana. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 92 mph at Houma LA, and caused a million dollars damage in Terrebonne Parish. Avondale LA was deluged with 4.52 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley spawned a tornado which injured two persons at Bunkie LA, and produced high winds which down a large tree onto a trailer at Bastrop LA claiming the life of one child and injuring another. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced torrential rains in northeastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas. Longview TX reported 14.16 inches of rain. More than eleven inches of rain at Henderson TX caused a dam to give way, and people left stranded in trees had to be rescued by boat. Total damage in northeastern Texas was estimated at 10 to 16 million dollars. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes, including one which injured seven persons at Gray LA. Thunderstorms also produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 70 mph at Port O'Conner TX, and produced up to six inches of rain in Beauregard Parish LA. (Storm Data) 2007 - Eighteen year old Corey Williams is killed by a lightning bolt in Carbondale, IL, at the Community High School's first home track meet of the season. 2011 - A record 766 inches of snowfall at Boreal Ski Resort and nearly 59 feet at Squaw Valley in California's Sierra Nevadas are just two areas where snowfall records have been broke.

34 / 35 off a low of 23 (coldest for a while) Quick warmup upper 50s to low 6oOs in the warmest spots. Warm week ahead two days of sunshine Mon / Tue then warm and cloudy wet Wed - the East3r weekend. Onshore / backdoor TBD Thu / Sat. Perhaps drying out by the 7th but cooler - near normal overall beyond that till about mid month.

I thought New Brnswck hit 70 on 3/16 but see it was 69. Other nearby are at 7 or 8 >70 days due to the 16th and the 20th as well.

Records: Highs: EWR: 87(1945) NYC: 84 (1945) LGA: 83 (1945) JFK: 76 (1991) Lows: EWR: 19 (1982) NYC: 13 (1923) LGA: 23 (1982) JFK: 22 (1982) Historical: 1886: Denver, CO set their all-time March record low at -11°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1891: Washington's greatest late March snow of 12 inches occurred. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1894: The minimum temperature for the date is 21 °F in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1902: Tennessee registered its record maximum 24 hour precipitation as 11.01 inches of rain fell at McMinnville. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1907: High pressure off the southeast coast pumped unseasonably warm air from the southeast to the Mid-Atlantic. Many cities reported record high temperatures for the date including: Richmond, VA: 91°, Charlotte, NC: 90°, Wilmington, NC: 90°, Savannah, GA: 89°, Norfolk, VA: 89° & Salisbury, MD: 89° and Asheville, NC: 86°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1917 - Thane Creek, AK, reported a snow cover of 190 inches. (The Weather Channel) 1920 - The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1921: A cold front caused temperatures to plummet 20 degrees in 20 minutes in parts of New Jersey. Temperature drops as dramatic as 55 degrees in 18 hours were also observed. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1935: On this date through March 31st, a great dust storm descended on Amarillo, TX reducing visibility to zero for a six-hour period.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1942: A spring snowstorm hit the Mid-Atlantic States. Baltimore, MD reported a March record snowfall of 22 inches while Washington, D.C. checked in with 11.5 inches; also a March record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1945: The maximum temperature for the date is 84 °F in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) 1955: Spring snow in FL lays down one inch in Marianna and 1/2 inch in Tallahassee (Bob Ryan's 2000 Almanac) 1963: A decision was handed down in the case of Whitney Barbie vs. United States of America. Barbie sued the U.S. Weather Bureau for negligence in failing to provide warning about 1957's Hurricane Audrey. Barbie's wife and five children were killed after the 12 foot storm surge struck Cameron Parish, LA on the morning of June 27, 1957. It was ruled that the evidence presented did not establish negligence of the part of the Weather Bureau. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1984 - A violent outbreak of tornadoes hit the Carolinas. Thunderstorms spawned 22 tornadoes during the late afternoon and evening hours which killed 57 persons and injured 1248 others. Nearly half the deaths occurred in mobile homes. A tornado from near Tatum SC to southern Cumberland County NC was 2.5 miles in width at times. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A blizzard raged from southern Nebraska to central Iowa. Snowfall totals ranged up to 17 inches at Blue Hill NE. Winds gusted to 68 mph at Carroll IA. High winds produced snow drifts twenty feet high in western Iowa, and produced wind chill readings as cold as 30 degrees below zero in Nebraska. The snowfall total of 9.4 inches at Omaha NE was a record for the date. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1988 - Severe thunderstorms in central Oklahoma produced hail up to four inches in diameter causing 35 million dollars in southern Oklahoma County. Baseball size hail and seven inches of rain caused another eighteen million dollars damage in Stephens County. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed from the Southern and Central Plains to the Atlantic coast. Eighteen cities reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 81 degrees at Beckley WV was a record for March, and the high of 90 degrees in downtown Baltimore MD tied their March record. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 - A storm system brought heavy snow to the west central and southern mountains of Wyoming, and high winds to the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. Snowfall totals in Wyoming ranged up to ten inches at the Snowy Ski Range Area, and the storm pushed the snowfall total for the month at Cheyenne above 37 inches, surpassing their previous record for March of 35 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1992: 1.6 inches of snow fell on this date at Syracuse, NY, bringing the seasonal snowfall total to 162.8 inches. (A record to this date) The largest seasonal snowfall record in Syracuse (measured at the airport) was 192.1 inches set in the 1992-1993 winter season. The 2000-2001 season 191.9 inches. This was a new all-time seasonal snowfall record for the location. The old seasonal record was 162.0 inches set back in the winter of 1989-90. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1996: Williamsport, PA recorded 0.8 inches of snow on this day to bring its seasonal snowfall total to 83.9 inches: the city's snowiest winter ever. (A record to this date) (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2000: At least two tornadoes hit western Fort Worth near Dallas, TX during the early evening causing widespread damage, killing four people and injuring 48 others. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) March 28, 2000 (Lake Worth, Texas): Last known hail fatality in the United States, occurred when a 19-year-old male was killed by grapefruit-sized hail while trying to move a new car to shelter. (Ref. Hail Events by Michael Mogil) 2009(27th-28th) The same blizzard described in the March 27th entry also set a TX state 24-hour snowfall record. Follett measured a total of 25.0 inches, erasing the previous 24.0 inch record set in Plainview on 2/4/1956. An estimated 3,400 TX cattle perished in the storm. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

36 / 8 sunny. Coldest day of the next 10-14 and perhaps well beyond. Mid 40s. Warmer Sunday. Mon / Tue likely the nicest days of the week sunny low / mid 70s. Ridge into the east but Wed - Fri still warm but clouds and showers muddy the potential. Beyond there overall warmer than normal but unsettled. Looming like 1 - 2 inches of rain from Wed - April 7/8th.

M Records: Highs: EWR: 84 (1998) NYC: 83 (1998) LGA: 83 (1998) JFK: 80 (1998) Lows: EWR: 22 (2014) NYC: 20 (1894) LGA: 23 (2014) JFK: 23 (2014) Historical: 1890 - An outbreak of tornadoes occurred in the Ohio Valley. One of the tornadoes struck Louisville KY killing 78 persons and causing four million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1932: Just six days after Alabama's deadliest tornado outbreak, more severe storms broke out across the same area hard hit before. A farm at Lawley, AL in Bibb County was struck by tornadoes on both days. The most powerful tornado of the day was an F3 that touched down about 2:30pm in Bibb County and roared into Chilton and Coosa Counties killing five people. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1950 - A three day snowstorm in the High Plains Region finally came to an end. The storm produced 34 inches of snow in 24 hours at Dumont, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and a total of 50 inches. (David Ludlum) 1964: Great Alaskan earthquake left 100 dead in Anchorage, Alaska. The tsunami generated by the earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska slammed a 2-by-12-inch plank into a truck tire that passed about three feet through the tire. Waves reached 103 feet above the low - tide mark. (Ref. The National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, in Boulder, Colorado) (Ref. More Information On This Earthquake) 1971: The temperature climbed to 100° at Wichita Falls, TX. This is a record for hitting the century mark so early in the season and the warmest day ever in March. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1984 - The temperature at Brownsville, TX, soared to 106 degrees, and Cotulla, TX, reached 108 degrees, equalling the March record for the U.S. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - The second blizzard in less than a week hit eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Snowfall totals ranged up to 24 inches at San Isabel CO. Winds gusted to 50 mph at Goodland KS. The high winds piled snow into massive drifts, closing roads for days and killing thousands of cattle. Snow drifts thirty feet high were reported in northwest Kansas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Temperatures rose quickly, then dropped just as rapidly, in the central U.S. Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 80s. In southeastern Colorado, the temperature at Lamar CO reached 91 degrees. Strong southerly winds gusted to 63 mph at Gage OK. Strong northwesterly winds, gusting to 61 mph at Goodland KS, then proceeded to usher much colder air into the area. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Two tornadoes were reported, and there were 77 other reports of large hail and damaging winds. Baseball size hail was reported at Willow OK and Bartlesville OK. Twenty-six cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Yankton SD with a reading of 84 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Temperatures dipped into the teens and single numbers in the northeastern U.S. Scranton PA tied their record for the date with a morning low of 18 degrees. Temperatures warmed into the 60s and lower 70s in the Pacific Northwest. The afternoon high of 65 degrees at Astoria OR equalled their record for the date. (The National Weather Summary) 1991: Severe thunderstorms were widespread over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and the Great Lakes area with more than 300 reports of severe weather, including 28 tornadoes. Four F3 tornadoes struck the state of Michigan. Another F3 tornado injured 18 people and did $12 million dollars in damage in the Nettle Lake area in Ohio. Softball sized hail fell at Portage, MI and a wind gust of 89 mph was recorded at Franklin, WI. Cold air was drawn down on the backside of the storm. Snow began to fall over the northwestern counties in Iowa shortly after daybreak. Snow amounts were generally between 3 to 6 inches with the heaviest snow occurring in a 40 mile wide area extending from Sioux City northeastward. Thunder accompanied the snow, with 3 inches falling in one hour at the Sioux City Gateway Airport. Visibilities were reduced to near zero by strong northwest winds 25 to 45 mph. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1994: Palm Sunday tornado outbreak in SE US, nearly 30 tornadoes in 4 states killed 43 people, flooding and mudslides in NC. (Bob Ryan's 2002 Almanac) The Goshen Church Alabama Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak occurred on this date. What began as a peaceful Palm Sunday quickly changed to a historic day in weather history when a powerful tornado ripped through southern Alabama and Georgia. By the time the storm was over 22 people were dead and 92 were injured. An F4 tornado cut a 50 mile path from Ragland in St. Clair, County Alabama to the Georgia line. The storm touched down near Ragland at 10:51 am. The storm struck Ohatchee, then roared across northeastern Calhoun County, passing near Piedmont and hitting Goshen in Cherokee County. The most disastrous damage occurred at Goshen, where the twister struck the Goshen United Methodist Church at 11:37am. 20 people were killed at the church, which did not hear the tornado warning issued 10 minutes earlier by the National Weather Service in Birmingham. A tornado watch had been issued at 9:30 am. Following the tornadoes, Vice President Al Gore pledged to extend NOAA Weatheradio coverage into the areas affected by the twisters, which had previously been unable to receive the alarm signals. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) An F2 tornado caused much damage in Tallulah Falls, GA; then descended a 500 foot cliff to the base of nearby Tallulah Gorge, where it destroyed many trees. Debris in the gorge included letters from Piedmont, AL, some 140 miles SW of Tallulah Falls, and the site of an earlier F4 tornado. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2012 Accord Pub. 2011, USA)

56 / 43 light rain 79 yesterday (7th day >70 here for Mar). Cooler next few days through Sunday. Then much warmer mon (3/30) - Easter Sunday. Does look a bit cloudy and that could limit from upper 70s to lower 80s, but with sun could push mid 80s or beyond on Wed.

I dont think that was march 25, 2025 - it was march 29th March 25, 2025 EWR: 60 / 54 NYC: 58 / 47 BOS: 54 / 36 March 29, 2025 EWR: 85 / 45 NYC: 81 . / 43 BOS: 48 / 34 EWR:

Rain pushing onto EPA

Today's Avg EWR: ; 77 / 46 (+19) NYC: 76 / 45 (+16)

Today EWR: 54 / 34 (-1) NYC: 54 / 38 (0)

Big ridge shifting to the EC, lets see how this progresses, ensures and ultimately how warm can push into the city NE 3/30 - 4/9 looks above to much above normal.

Records: Highs: EWR: 79 (1963) NYC: 79 (1963) LGA: 77 (1963) JFK: 68 (2016) Lows: EWR: 18 !956) NYC: 13 (1878) LGA: 18 (1940) JFK: 23 (2014) Historical: 1843 - A second great snowstorm hit the northeastern U.S. The storm produced snow from Maine all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Natchez MS received three inches of snow, and up to 15 inches buried eastern Tennessee. Coastal Maine received 204 inches of snow that winter. (David Ludlum) 1901: More than 20 people were killed by an estimated F3 tornado that moved across parts of Birmingham, Alabama. The twister cut a 15-mile path from the south side of the city to Avondale and Irondale. 1914 - Society Hill, SC, was buried under 18 inches of snow, establishing a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1934 - A spring storm produced 21 inches of snow at Amarillo TX in 24 hours. However, much of the snow melted as it fell, and as a result, the snow cover was never any deeper than 4.5 inches. (David Ludlum) 1935: Suffocating dust storms frequently occurred 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 tenants deserted many rural homes. 1948 - For the second time in less than a week airplanes were destroyed by a tornado at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City OK. A March 20th tornado destroyed fifty planes at Tinker AFB causing more than ten million dollars damage, and the March 25th tornado destroyed another thirty-five planes causing six million dollars damage. The first tornado struck without warning, and caused more damage than any previous tornado in the state of Oklahoma. The second tornado was predicted by Fawbush and Miller of the United States Air Force, and their accurate tornado forecast ushered in the modern era of severe weather forecasting. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data) (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center) 1975 - The town of Sandberg reported a wind gust to 101 mph, a record for the state of California. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Heavy rain left rivers and streams swollen in Kansas and Nebraska, causing considerable crop damage due to flooding of agricultural areas. The Saline River near Wilson Reservoir in central Kansas reached its highest level since 1951. March rainfall at Grand Island NE exceeded their previous record of 5.57 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - An early season heat wave prevailed in the southwestern U.S. The high of 93 degrees at Tucson, AZ, was a new record for March. Windy conditions prevailed across the central and eastern U.S. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Minneapolis MN, and reached 120 mph atop Rendezvous Peak WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - A Pacific storm brought wet weather to much of the western third of the country, with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. La Porte CA was drenched with 3.56 inches of rain in 24 hours. Up to 24 inches of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada Range. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Temperatures dipped below zero in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region. Hardin MT was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 10 degrees below zero. Freezing drizzle was reported in the Southern Plains Region, with afternoon highs only in the 30s from the Southern High Plains to Missouri and Arkansas. (The National Weather Summary) 1992: Hailstones up to four inches in diameter resulted in more than $60 million in damage in Orlando, Florida. This storm is still the costliest Florida hailstorm on record. 1993: A severe thunderstorm produced hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter across parts of Austin, TX, resulting in the worst and costliest hailstorm in the city's history. An estimated $75 million dollars in damage was done to cars, roofs, skylights, greenhouses, and vegetation. 60 people were injured by the hail as they scrambled to protect their vehicles and other valuables. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1995: The first of three big hailstorms of the spring struck the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas. A severe thunderstorm moved across Dallas County, dumping hailstones up to 3 inches in diameter. Total damage reached $80 million dollars.

40 / 32 roller coaster goes up today / Thu (but mainly cloudy) with upper 60s to low 70s then down / chillier this weekend Fri / Sat before coming back up for the longer duration as we moderate and transition into a warmer to much warmer setup into the first week to 10 days of April. Next week while looking warmer might see most days cloudy with some showers before the ridge really builds over the east in the April 3 - 7 period.