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62 / 47 rai near by into EPA and WNJ. Dries out Thu / Fri with a brief cool down this weekend. Much warmer next week , but still need to watch warm/wet progression.

Colder 2 days, likely coldest till next fall. 3/2 NYC: 34 / 19 (-12) EWR: 37 / 21 (-10) 33 NYC: 39 / 23 (-8) EWR: 41 / 22 (-7)

Records: Highs: EWR: 72 (1974) NYC: 70 (1974) LGA: 69 (1946) JFK: 59 (1965) Lows: EWR: 6 (1943) NYC: 6 (1872) LGA: 7 (1943) JFK: 12 (1950) Historical: 1909 - Though fair weather was forecast, President Taft was inaugurated amidst a furious storm. About ten inches of wet snow disrupted travel and communications. The storm drew much criticism against the U.S. Weather Bureau. (David Ludlum) 1953 - Snow was reported on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. (The Weather Channel) 1960: Eastern Massachusetts' most significant March snowstorm occurred on March 4-5th, 1960. The storm produced record 24-hour snowfall totals 27.2 inches at Blue Hill Observatory, 17.7 inches at Worcester, and 16.6 inches at Boston. Winds gusted to 70 mph. 1966 - A severe blizzard raged across Minnesota and North Dakota. The blizzard lasted four days producing up to 35 inches of snow, and wind gusting to 100 mph produced snow drifts 30 to 40 feet high. Bismarck ND reported zero visibility for 11 hours. Traffic was paralyzed for three days. (2nd-5th) (The Weather Channel) 1971: A potent storm system blasted the northeastern U.S. on March 3-5th, 1971. The barometric pressure dropped to 28.36 inches at Worcester, MA, for the lowest pressure recorded at that location. 1983: Brownsville, Texas, recorded a high of 100 degrees, the earliest the city has ever hit the century mark. 1987 - Rain and high winds prevailed in the northwestern U.S. A wind gust to 69 mph at Klamath Falls OR was their highest in 25 years, and winds at the Ashland Ranger Station in the Siskiyou Mountains of northern California reached 85 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Snow and freezing rain made travel hazardous in Ohio and Indiana. A six car pile-up resulted near Columbus OH, with seven injuries reported. Up to two inches of ice glazed central Indiana. Up to ten inches of snow blanketed northern Ohio. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Lower Mississippi Valley. A strong (F-3) tornado injured five persons near Brownsville MS, and killed seven cows and two hogs in one pasture. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 90 mph at Canton MS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A Pacific cold front working its way across the western U.S. produced heavy snow over parts of Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Up to eleven inches of snow blanketed the valleys of northwest Utah, while 12 to 25 inches fell across the mountains of northern Utah. Up to six inches of snow blanketed the valleys of east central Nevada, while more than a foot of snow was reported in the high elevations. In Idaho, 6 to 8 inches of snow was reported around Aberdeen and American Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2004 - An F0 tornado 2 miles north of Muldrow breaks a record stretch of days without a reported tornado, 292 days. 2008 - Only two days after reaching 78 degrees, St. Louis receives nearly a foot of snow in seven hours, the biggest snowstorm in 15 years.

40 / 28 cloudy. Back into the 50s in an overall warm 8 of 10 days. Around an inch or greater overnight Tue into tomorrow, wash the salt away. Briefly colder this weekend Sat/Sun before a stronger warmup, warmest since Nov 3/10 - 3/14. We'll see if it remains dry in the period. Beyond there looks back and forth near normal but would turn wetter after mid month.

Only to 39 today and runnin around -10 to -15 for daily departures in the area.

MArch 1980 North Carolina record snows https://www.weather.gov/mhx/Mar011980EventReview#:~:text=Widespread snowfall totals of 12,Cherry Point (Figure 1).

No snow / precip made it up here in 1980

March Blizzard of 1960

Pushing 1.00 inch widespread (most of this is TuePM - Wed)

Mar 3 - 4, 1960 NYC: 14.5 inches of snow EWR: 13.9 inches of snow

Records: Highs: EWR: 70 (2024) NYC: 68 (2024) LGA: 68 (2024) JFK: 68 (2024) Lows: EWR: 9 (1950) NYC: 11 (2003) LGA: 10 (1950) JFK: 12 (1950) Historical: 1896: The temperature in downtown San Francisco, California, fell to 33 degrees, which was the lowest ever for the city in March. 1966 - A tornado hit Jackson, MS, killing 54 persons. (David Ludlum) 1966: An F5 tornado, which would become known as the “Candlestick Park” tornado, named after a shopping center in south Jackson, was destroyed by the tornado. One of only two documented F5 tornadoes to strike Mississippi in the 20th century. The worst damage occurred in parts of Hinds, Rankin, Scott, and Leake counties, where 57 people were killed and over 500 were injured. 1980 - A coastal storm produced 25 inches of snow at Elizabeth City, NC, and 30 inches at Cape Hatteras NC. At Miami FL the mercury dipped to 32 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1983 - The last of a series of storms to strike the California coast finally came to an end. Waves fifteen to twenty feet high pounded the coast for two days, and in a four day period up to 18 inches of rain drenched the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara area. On the morning of the first, thunderstorms spawned two tornadoes which moved through the Los Angeles area. (Storm Data) 1987 - A storm brought heavy rain and gale force winds to Washington and Oregon. Quillayute WA received 2.67 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds gusted to 60 mph at Astoria OR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A small but intense low pressure system roared across west central Mississippi at 90 mph early in the morning. A tornado in southern Mississippi picked up an automobile, carried it 150 feet, and tossed it through the brick wall of an unoccupied retirement home. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Wintry weather prevailed from the southern Rockies to the Upper Great Lakes. Neguanee MI received 19 inches of snow, and up to 24 inches of snow blanketed Colorado. Blizzard conditions were reported in Minnesota. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - An upper level weather disturbance produced snow in the Colorado Rockies, with eight inches reported at Winter Park, and a storm moving off the Pacific Ocean began to spread rain and snow across the western U.S. March continued to start off like a lamb elsewhere around the country. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1991: A significant ice storm coated parts of central and northwestern New York State with up to two inches of ice. The damage totaled $375 million. It was the most costly natural disaster ever in the state up until that time. Nearly half a million people were without power at the height of the storm, and many would not see their power restored until the 16th. 2003 - It was a day of temperature extremes. Miami reached a high temperature of 90 degrees, the earliest observed 90 degree temperature since March 5, 1964. Meanwhile Marquette, MI, dropped to 30 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the city in March. 2016: A deadly severe weather event affected the Southeastern United States on March 3, 2019. Over 6 hours, 41 tornadoes touched down across portions of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. The strongest was an EF4 tornado that devastated rural communities from Beauregard, Alabama, through Smiths Station, Alabama, to Talbotton, Georgia, killing 23 people and injuring at least 100 others. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Birmingham, Alabama.

28 / 8 off a low of 16. Back to near 4 or low 40s. Rain 0.75 - >1.00 Tuesday night into Wed. 50s Tue - Sat before brief colder shot Sunday into next Monday. Much warmer buy 3/10 into mid month or could turn warm/wet.

March 1972 was a wild month. After the record warm start 1 - 3rd, the 4th - 15th was very cold with 6 days with highs in the 30s, two dustings of snow and one day below freezing.

Strong storm in the Mid West will push pressure records in IL, MO. https://www.aol.com/powerful-wind-storm-may-threaten-133301987.html https://x.com/bobby_boyd1946/status/1895948038360928283?s=46

For highs it looks possible. Next coldest after today / Mar 3 would be in the Mar 8/9 period but looks like highs would be in the 40s (coldest) at this stage.

Daylight: 11H:20M Sunrise: 6:28 AM Sunset : 5:49 PM Roughly equivalent to October 10 Gained : 2H05M from the Dec 21 lull Adding an additional 2m40 -42 seconds of daylight each day the next week (peak daily increase annual)

Records: Highs: EWR: 78 (1972) NYC: 72 (1972) LGA: 67 (2004) JFK: 64 (1985) Lows: EWR: 12 (1950) NYC: 9 (1891) LGA: 13 (1962) JFK: 12 (1980) Historical: 1846 - A great storm hit Virginia and the Carolinas. The storm caused half a million dollars damage, and in North Carolina drowned fifty families and a thousand cattle on Notts Island. (David Ludlum) 1927 - Raleigh, NC, was buried under 17.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, a record for that location. Nashville NC received 31 inches of snow. The average snow depth in the state of Carolina was fourteen inches. (The Weather Channel) 1975 - The governor's Tornado&puot; in Atlanta did considerable damage to the governor's mansion and surrounding areas resulting in three deaths and 56.5 million dollars damage. (The Weather Channel) 1985 - A massive winter storm struck the Northern Plains Region. The storm produced up to 33 inches of snow in northeastern South Dakota, at Summit and at Milbank, and also produced high winds which whipped the heavy snow into drifts twenty feet high. (Storm Data) 1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in Maine, with 16 inches reported at West Grand Lake and Guilford. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. A tornado at Baton Rouge LA injured two persons, and another tornado caused five million dollars damage at the airport in Lafayette LA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Snow and high winds plagued the western U.S. Up to 16 inches of snow was reported south of Seattle WA, and more than two feet of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada Range of California. Winds gusted to 89 mph at Hidden Peak UT, and reached 92 mph at Peavine CA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Mild weather continued across the northern tier of states. Highs of 52 degrees at Saint Johnsbury VT, 63 degrees at Olympia WA, and 64 degrees at Seattle WA were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) 2005: Waterspouts were recorded in Redondo Beach in southern California. Pea size hail accumulated to a depth of one inch on Huntington Beach. 2012: The March 2 and 3, 2012, a deadly tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States into the Ohio Valley region. The storms resulted in 41 tornado-related fatalities, 22 of which occurred in Kentucky. Tornado-related deaths also occurred in Alabama, Indiana, and Ohio. The outbreak was the second deadliest in early March for the U.S. since official records began in 1950. Only the 1966 Candlestick Park tornado had a higher death toll for a tornadic system in early March. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Louisville, Kentucky.

23 / 1 off a low of 18 and highs of 66 Sunday. Chilly 48 hours before moderating back to normal and above. Rain 0.75 - >1.00 on Tue night / Wed. Much warmer by the 10/11 we'll see if it turns wetter.

Clouds rolled in after a high of 66 now to 60 winds picking up.

66 now warmest here since Nov 18th (70)

Up to 65 here

Correct for both - no snow north of Cape May and that was the most recent single digit readings here.

2009

2015 Mar 1, 2015 NYC: 4.8 inches of snow EWR: 4.5 inches LGA: 3.5 inches JFk: 3.1 inches

Mainly for the 4/5th 0.75 - 1.25 rainfall