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1 - 2 inches of rain with rain chances 5 of 7 days (Sun, Mon Tstroms, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun) forecast. . Heaviest rains and flooding into the Mississippi/Tenn valleys

Made it to 84 here matching Oct 21st high. Clouds now and down to 80.

More clouds now and can see the easterly flow advancement west in SNE

Like an east coast Santa Anna wind

83 here matching Nov 6th high, next on the target 84 (Oct 21)

Quickly to 77 now here.

Today's record highs happen to be monthly highs and appear safe Highs:EWR: 89 (1945)NYC: 86 (1945)LGA: 86 (1945)JFK: 82 (1998) ISP: 81 (1998) TTN: 86 (1945) PHL: 87 (1945) New Brnswck: 86 (1945)

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.

66 / 44 cloudy. Likely the warmest day since Nov 6th with upper 70s / low 80s. Back and forth roller coaster - warm / wet next 7 - 9 days. Models have a stark colder period in April 10 - 12 way out there before warmth returns.

Showers in route

Looks to be the semblance of a warmer / wetter look clouds, multiple chances of rain and mayeb some easterly flow 4/2 - 4/10. Sunyn days will get us there but suspect many cloudy/rain days in that period.

The next 1 - 2 inches (most falling between April 2 - 5th wet period), it'll likely continue wetter next week and into / the following week 6th -10th.

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: 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) 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)

46 / 32. Warming today but looks mainly cloudy. First 80s since November 6th and record highs for many in the region but not likely touching the 1945 highs, on Saturday. Roller coaster cools us off by 30 degrees Sunday before warming back near 70 on Monday. First week of next month warm / wet.

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) 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) 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)

35 / 17 off a low of 30. 50s today . 60s (clouds) Friday before the surge of summer like warmth on Saturday. First 80s since Nov 6th for parts of the region. A back and froth progression the next 7 - 10 days. With chance of clouds/showers next week to mute the warmups to the 60s, Wed/Fri/Sat/

Rain totals Mar 1 - Mar 26th, all close to normal LGA: 4.31 NYC: 4.21 EWR: 3.72 JFK: 3.69

The next week with another inch of rain moving closer -

Highs: EWR: 81 (2021) NYC: 82 (2021) LGA: 82 (2021) JFK: 81 (2021) Lows: EWR: 19 (1960) NYC: 20 (1960) LGA: 20 (1960) JFK: 24 (1960) Historical: 1913 - The Ohio River Basin flood reached a peak. Ten inch rains over a wide area of the Ohio River Basin inundated cities in Ohio, drowning 467 persons, and causing 147 million dollars damage. The Miami River at Dayton reached a level eight feet higher than ever before. The flood, caused by warm weather and heavy rains, was the second mostly deadly of record for the nation. (David Ludlum) 1948: Good Friday tornadoes moved from Terre Haute to Redkey, Indiana killing 20 people. About 80% of the town of Coatesville was destroyed, and 16 people were killed. The Coatesville Carnegie Library was a total loss. The path was a half mile wide. 1954 - The temperature at Allaket, AK, plunged to 69 degrees below zero. (The Weather Channel) 1971 - Parts of northern and central Georgia experienced their worst snow and ice storm since 1935. Two day power outages ruined two million eggs at poultry hatches. Two persons were killed when a tree landed on their car. (25th-26th) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - A cold front crossing the Plateau Region produced high winds in Utah causing some property damage. Winds gusted to 51 mph at Salt Lake City. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty cities in the southwestern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 73 degrees at Flagstaff AZ, 90 degrees at Sacramento CA, 95 degrees at Santa Maria CA, 95 degrees at Los Angeles CA, 99 degrees at Tucson AZ, and 100 degrees at Phoenix AZ set records for March. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - The Easter Bunny brought record warm temperatures to the central U.S. while such records were still welcome. A dozen cities reported record warm readings, including Dodge City KS with an afternoon high of 88 degrees. Strong southerly winds gusted to 51 mph at Dodge City, and reached 55 mph at Salina KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Fair weather prevailed across the nation for the second day in a row. Freezing temperatures were reported in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region in the wake of an early spring snowstorm. Afternoon highs were again in the 70s and 80s in the southeastern U.S., and for the ninth day in a row, temperatures in the southwestern U.S. reached the 90s. (The National Weather Summary) 2009: The proof is in the pudding - A NOAA Weather Radio can save your life. Near Belk, AL, a family was alerted to a tornado by their weather radio; they went to their storm cellar. They heard the "jet roar" of the EF1 tornado as it damaged their home; they were unhurt.

44 / 25 clouds and some light drizzle. This back and forth pattern and a bit of uncertainty the next week. Cooler today , warmup Fri - Sat (70s and first 80s in the warm spots). Cooler Sunday as front and next shot at rain 50s. Warmer monday perhaps back into the 70s pending on clouds and back down much cooler Tue/Wed. More unsettled into the end of next week and weekend.

Rainfall 3/24 JFK: 0.83 LGA: 0.52 NYC: 0.48 EWR: 0.47 New Brnswck: 0.41

Made it to 60 here