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Records: Highs: EWR: 79 (2007) NYC: 75 (1946) LGA: 75 (1946) JFK: 72 (2012) Lows: EWR: 17 (1993) NYC: 12 (1888) LGA: 18 (1993) JFK: 19 (1993) Historical: 1870 - The term blizzard was first applied to a storm which produced heavy snow and high winds in Minnesota and Iowa. (David Ludlum) 1933: A deadly tornado outbreak affected the Middle Tennessee region, including Nashville, on this day. The outbreak, which produced five or more tornadoes, killed 44 people and injured at least 461 others. The strongest tornado, F3, cut a path through the center of Nashville. About 1,400 homes were damaged or destroyed. Windows were blown out of the State Capitol Building. 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. 1944 - A single storm brought a record 21.6 inches of snow to Salt Lake City UT. (The Weather Channel) 1960 - Northern Georgia was between snowstorms. Gainesville GA received 17 inches of snow during the month, and reported at least a trace of snow on the ground 22 days in March. Snow was on roofs in Hartwell GA from the 2nd to the 29th. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A powerful storm in the western U.S. produced 15 inches of snow in the Lake Tahoe Basin of Nevada, and wind gusts to 50 mph at Las Vegas NV. Thunderstorms in the Sacramento Valley of California spawned a tornado which hit a turkey farm near Corning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Squalls in the Great Lakes Region continued to produce heavy snow in northwest Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, and produced up to 14 inches of snow in northeast Ohio. Poplar WI reported 27 inches of snow in two days. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - High winds in Colorado and Wyoming gusted above 120 mph at Horsetooth Heights CO. High winds in the Central Plains sharply reduced visibilities in blowing dust as far east as Kansas City MO. Winds gusting to 72 mph at Hill City KS reduced the visibility to a city block in blowing dust. Soil erosion in northwest Kansas damaged nearly five million acres of wheat. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Fifty-three cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s and 80s from the Gulf coast to the Great Lakes Region. Charleston WV was the hot spot in the nation with a record high of 89 degrees. It was the fourth of five consecutive days with record warm tempeatures for many cities in the eastern U.S. There were 283 daily record highs reported in the central and eastern U.S. during between the 11th and the 15th of March. (The National Weather Summary) 2007 - The temperature in Concord, NH, reaches a record high of 74 degrees less than one week after a record low temperature of 7 degrees below zero on March 8, an 81 degree temperature swing in six days. 2008: An EF2 tornado moved through downtown Atlanta, Georgia, shortly before 10 pm, damaging the Georgia Dome where the SEC men's basketball tournament was underway.

48 / 26 clear and breezy. Main themes are strong southerly flow ahead of a strong front Monday will cause some heavy rain and potential strong storms - especially south on Monday 1 to >1.5 inches of rain possible. Beyond there chillier Tue / Wed before moderating Thu. Overall near normal to slightly below through the 23. Beyond there a bit back and forth near normal

Monday loos like it could be warm ahead of the front southerly flow - enough sun could push 70s.

March 1993 storm

Records: Highs: EWR: 86 (1990) NYC: 85 (1990) LGA: 83 (1990) JFK: 85 (1990) Lows: EWR: 18 (1948) NYC: 6 (1888) LGA: 19 (2014) JFK: 19 (2014) Historical: 1888: The wind reached a maximum speed of 48 mph in Washington taking down telegraph, electric, and police wires and cut off Washington to the outside world. While the NE suffered the great blizzard of 1888 also called "The White Hurricane". (P. 49 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss) 1896: The minimum temperature for the date is 14 °F in Washingon, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records) 1907 — A storm produced a record 5.22 inches of rain in 24 hours at Cincinnati, OH. (12th-13th) (The Weather Channel) 1951 — The state of Iowa experienced a record snowstorm. The storm buried Iowa City under 27 inches of snow. (David Ludlum) 1977 — Baltimore, MD, received an inch of rain in eight minutes. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1987 — A winter storm produced heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada Range of California, and the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada. Mount Rose NV received 18 inches of new snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 — Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Plateau Region to the Appalachians. Chadron NE, recently buried 33 inches of snow, was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 19 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 — Residents of the southern U.S. viewed a once in a life-time display of the Northern Lights. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the southwestern U.S. The record high of 88 degrees at Tucson AZ was their seventh in a row. In southwest Texas, the temperature at Sanderson soared from 46 degrees at 8 AM to 90 degrees at 11 AM. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 — Thunderstorms produced severe weather from northwest Texas to Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska during the day, and into the night. Severe thunderstorms spawned 59 tornadoes, including twenty-six strong or violent tornadoes, and there were about two hundred reports of large hail or damaging winds. There were forty-eight tornadoes in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, and some of the tornadoes in those three states were the strongest of record for so early in the season, and for so far northwest in the United States. The most powerful tornado of the day was one which tore through the central Kansas community of Hesston. The tornado killed two persons, injured sixty others, and caused 22 million dollars along its 67-mile path. The tornado had a life span of two hours. Another tornado tracked 124 miles across southeastern Nebraska injuring eight persons and causing more than five million dollars damage 1993: THE STORM OF THE CENTURY - - - The "Super Storm" of March 13, 1993 will go down in history as one of the largest winter storms on record. Heavy snow and a blizzard conditions extended from the Gulf States to New England and from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast. The storm was so large that its effects were felt from Cuba, where high winds and rain damage the sugar crop, to Chicago where 250 flights at O'Hare International Airport were grounded due to snow squalls. Approximately 270 deaths were attributed to the storm; three times that of the death toll from hurricane Andrew and Hugo combined. The storm originated as a cluster of thunderstorms over Texas on the morning of March 12th and that night hit Florida with a cluster of tornadoes. The highest recorded wind gust associated this storm occurred on Mt. Washington, where winds were clocked at 144 m.p.h. Incredible snow totals occurred with the storm, including 50 inches at Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina; 43 inches at Syracuse, New York; 30 inches at Beckley, West Virginia; 25 inches in Pittsburgh, Pa.; 20 inches at Chattanooga, Tennessee; 15 inches at Birmingham, Alabama; and 14 inches at Washington Dulles Airport. All-time record low pressures including 28.38 inches at White Plains, New York; 28.54 inches at Washington; 28.64 inches at Columbia South Carolina; and 28.86 inches in Tallahassee, Florida. The snowfall total at National Airport was only 6.6 inches because of periods of mixed precipitation in Washington but the liquid water equivalent for the storm was in the 2 to 3 inches range. Record low barometers were recorded in ten eastern states. (P. 93-95 Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss)Ref. (NWS Ranking for Storms between 1956 and 2011) This is the Worst Snowstorm of this period of time Blizzard occurred along the east coast with 13.3 inches of snow at the Annandale - Barcroft Hills Station. Wind here reached 46 mph with a maximum temperature of 33°F and a minimum of 21 °F. The barometer fell to a new record low here of 28.54 inches of mercury. (Ref. Annandale Weather Records) The barometer fell to a new record low at the Richmond International Airport of 28.51 inches of mercury. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRIC) (Ref. Wilson - Additional Information about This Snowstorm Listed On This Link) 1997: All time 24 record snowfalls occurred at Alpena MI with 19.3 inches and Marquette, MI with 28.0 inches. Snowfall at Alpena brought their seasonal amount to 176.1 inches, also a record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1999: A big snowstorm dumped 19 inches of snow on Medford, OK. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2003: Lightning entered the 2nd floor of the Mount Hope Middle School (WV); 8 students (most had left for the day) suffered flash burns or were cut by flying glass. Some electronic equipment was fried; water pipes were broken. School was closed 14th for repairs.(Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)

40 / 32 off a low of 26 when just 30 hours prior was 83. Clouds racing in. Near normal through Sunday with a surge of southerly flow on Monday with the Lake cutting storm followed by some heavier rains up to another inch. Beyond there chillier as trough comes between the 18th and 21st with big ridge out west. Back and forth the last week or so of the month but overall warme and perhaps dry.

about 50 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago with snow falling wow "what a difference a day makes, 24 little hours" 34 / 33 Should be shutting down shortly

Records: Highs: EWR: 73 (2012) NYC: 71 (2012) LGA: 69 (2021) JFK: 70 (2021) Lows: EWR: 13 (1934) NYC: 8 (1888) LGA: 15 (1984) JFK: 12 (1984) Historical: 1888 — A blizzard paralyzed southeastern New York State and western New England. The storm produced 58 inches of snow at Saratoga NY, and 50 inches at Middletown CT. The blizzard was followed by record cold temperatures, and the cold and snow claimed 400 lives. New York City received 20.9 inches of snow, Albany NY reported 46.7 inches. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1888: One of the most vicious blizzards ever to strike the nation was in progress, paralyzing southeastern New York State and western New England. When the storm finally ended on the 13th, Saratoga, NY was buried under 58 inches of new snow and 50 inches was recorded at Middletown, CT. New York City received 20.9 inches of snow and Albany, NY reported 46.7 inches. Snow drifted as high as 30 feet, to the second stories of many buildings. Winds of up to 70 mph accompanied the snow, creating blizzard conditions. The train system was paralyzed. The icy and wind swept Brooklyn Bridge was closed. Over 400 people were killed, 200 of them in New York City. Record cold followed the storm.(Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1923: Chicago records its lowest pressure ever 28.70 inches of mercury (This record as broken again on Oct. 26, 2010) as a heavy rain/snow/ice mix blasts the city on gale force winds. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1928: The St. Frances dam near Santa Paula, CA burst before midnight, killing 450 people as a flood tide of 138,000 acres of water rushed down the San Francisquito Canyon. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1935: On this date through the 25th,a series of suffocating dust storms blew across southeastern Colorado depositing up to six feet of dust. Six people died, and many livestock starved or suffocated. Schools were closed, and many rural homes were abandoned. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1946: Richmond, Virginia had its earliest last freezing day in the spring when the temperature fell to 29 °F. The average last freezing day in the spring is April 8th and the latest freezing day in the spring was May 11, 1966 when the temperature was 32 °F. (1971 to 2000 average) (Ref. Richmond Weather Records - KRICH) 1954 — A blizzard raged from eastern Wyoming into the Black Hills of western South Dakota, while a severe ice storm was in progress from northeastern Nebraska to central Iowa. The ice storm isolated 153 towns in Iowa. Dust from the Great Plains caused brown snow, and hail and muddy rain over parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. (11th-13th) (The Weather Channel) 1967 — A tremendous four day storm raged across California. Winds of 90 mph closed mountain passes, heavy rains flooded the lowlands, and in sixty hours Squaw Valley CA was buried under 96 inches (eight feet) of snow. (David Ludlum) 1987 — Unseasonably cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S., with gale force winds along the Middle Atlantic Coast. A storm in the Pacific Northwest produced rain and gale force winds. Crescent City CA received 2.27 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 — A powerful storm produced high winds and heavy snow in the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Upper Great Lakes Region. Winds gusting to 70 mph produced snow drifts six feet high in Minnesota, and sent twelve foot waves on Lake Superior over the breakwalls of the ship canal at Duluth MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 — An early season heat wave continued in the southwestern and central U.S. Nineteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Wichita Falls TX, which six days earlier reported a record low of 8 above, reported a record high of 95 degrees. Childress TX was the first spot in the country in 1989 to hit the century mark. (The National Weather Summary) 1990 — Unseasonably warm weather prevailed from the Southern and Central Plains to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast, with afternoon highs in the 70s and 80s. Seventy-six cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Downtown Baltimore MD was the hot spot in the nation with a record high of 95 degrees, which smashed their previous record for the date by nineteen degrees. Other record highs included 89 degrees at Washington D.C. and 90 degrees at Raleigh NC. (The National Weather Summary) 1993: An incredible blizzard known as "The Superstorm” struck the eastern United States on this date through the 15th. The storm was described as the most costly non-tropical storm ever to strike the U.S. doing an estimated $6 billion dollars in damage. The storm was as strong as a hurricane in terms of winds and low pressure. The pressure dropped to an incredible 28.35 inches of mercury or 960 millibars when then storm was located over the Chesapeake Bay. Boston, MA recorded a wind gust to 81 mph, the strongest wind they had recorded since Hurricane Edna in 1954. In addition, as the storm was intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico, a wind gust to 99 mph was recorded by an offshore oil rig. It dumped incredible amounts of snow from Alabama to New England. The snow amounts were significant everywhere, but for places like Birmingham, AL, the 17 inches recorded brought the city to a standstill for three days. Mount Leconte, NC recorded 60 inches of snow. Practically every weather station in West Virginia established a new 24 hour snowfall record during the event. Syracuse, NY was buried under 43 inches of snow. 270 people were killed during the storm and another 48 lost at sea. The storm also brought a 12 foot storm surge and 15 tornadoes to Florida, where 51 people were killed. Air travel was brought to a halt as every major airport from Atlanta north was closed during the height of the storm. During the late evening into the early morning hours of the 13th, a vicious squall line swept through Florida and spawned 11 tornadoes resulting in five fatalities. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 110 mph at Alligator Point and 109 mph at Dry Tortugas. Extremely high tides occurred along the western Florida coast. A 13 foot storm surge occurred in Taylor County, Florida, resulting in 10 deaths with 57 residences destroyed. A 5 to 8 foot storm surge moved ashore in Dixie County. Over 500 homes were destroyed with major damage to another 700 structures. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) Ref. (NWS Ranking for Storms between 1956 and 2011) This is the Worst Snowstorm of this period of time 1998: The barometer rose to 30.75 inches of mercury at St. Louis, MO to establish their all-time highest barometric pressure. High pressure records for the month were also established in a number of other Midwest cities. The reading at the center of the high pressure cell was 31.12 inHg over South Dakota. The reading of -7° at Kansas City, MO is their latest sub-zero reading. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2006 — High school senior Matt Suter survives being blown 1,307 feet by a tornado. (The exact distance is determined by NWS GPS.) The twister rips open his grandmother's mobile home and tosses Suter into the night, launching him over a barbed wire fence and eventually depositing him on the soft grass in an open field. He suffers only a head wound from being hit by a lamp.

56 / 51 cloudy showers with temps dropping to around 30 as we come down the coaster. What many forecasts had as a dry week will yield another inch or > for many areas as suspected. 0.30 in the bucket last night and overnight. Perhaps some snow mixed in today towards the end after showers/rain thunderstorms. Near normal the next few days and through this weekend. A warmer monday is brief with the next round of rain / storms moving through. Much chillier Tue/Wed perhaps highs around 40 and lows back into the 20s. Moderation beyond there towards the 21st with a back and forth overall warmer side of normal.

Today: EWR: 82 / 53 (+27) NYC: 72 / 54 (+14)

Today's Highs TEB: 85 PHL: 83 EWR: 82 New Brnswck: 81 BLM: 78 TTN: 77 ACY: 73 NYC: 72 LGA: 68 HPN: 65 ISP: 61 JFK: 59

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Made it to 81.3 now down to 79

Just hit 80 here in CNJ just a few miles east in the 70s - 60s - 50s towards the beach in the bastion of warmth / sun with front / clouds/showers to the west

Quickly to 75 here now - outside shot of 80

A race to 70 here

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