March 2021

[bluewave]

Really impressive for JFK to reach 81°in March. This was only the 3rd March to go above 80°. It was just 4 below the all-time March record high of 85° set in 1990.

Kennedy Intl   MOSUNNY   81  43  26 W31G44   

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY
438 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2021

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT KENNEDY NY...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 WAS SET AT KENNEDY NY TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 67 SET IN 1954.

 

Time Series Summary for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY - Month of Mar
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

Rank	Year	Highest Max Temperature	Missing Count
1	1990	85	0
2	1998	82	0
3	2021	81	0

[crossbowftw3]

Meanwhile in Sullivan temperatures are doing the opposite, down to 67 from a high of 74., 

[psv88]

Hit 80. NWS said 68 for today...

[bluewave]

This was one of the biggest 15 minute and 1 hour temperature rises that I have seen on the South Shore. Wantagh jumped from 65° to 80°in only 15 minutes. The hourly temperature jump was from 57° to 80°. So our weather extremes just keep coming.

http://www.nysmesonet.org/weather/meteogram#network=nysm&stid=want

[Cfa]

72 and rising here, 80 me please.

Edit: 80. This has to be one of the most rapid non-precip induced temp changes I’ve seen.

[JonClaw]

I had to do a double take at the 82 reading at LGA.

[tdp146]

16 minutes ago, bluewave said:

This was one of the biggest 15 minute and 1 hour temperature rises that I have seen on the South Shore. Wantagh jumped from 65° to 80°in only 15 minutes. The hourly temperature jump was from 57° to 80°. So our weather extremes just keep coming.

http://www.nysmesonet.org/weather/meteogram#network=nysm&stid=want

I thought my home weather station was broken when I saw the spike. 

[nycwinter]

warm day but very dry so it feels cooler then 81..

[Intensewind002]

I was at 56 a little after 12 pm, my thermometer is saying 82 now. Is it broken or something? Lol. I swear it was literally below 70 at 4pm

[CIK62]

How it looked at or near the peak T's at 4pm.            I reached 78*  at 3:45pm.     My low was 49* at 4am.        I  thought I heard Jones Beach was still in the 50's when NYC hit 80+.

March 1990  went like this    45/60,  43/85,  43/68,   42/77,   55/82,   53/72........started Mar. 12.      It snowed on April 07, 1990 and the next 80-Degree Day was April 23.

March 1998 went   56/83,  63/80.  62/81,   59/82,   66/86.      Started 3/27.         I think the next 80-Degree Day was May 15.

[rclab]

The postage stamps brick, cement, stones and urban dirt gives way to some beauty, may we all find peace. As always ...

[psv88]

5 minutes ago, CIK62 said:

How it looked at or near the peak T's at 4pm.            I reached 78*  at 3:45pm.     My low was 49* at 4am.        I  thought I heard Jones Beach was still in the 50's when NYC hit 80+.

March 1990  went like this    45/60,  43/85,  43/68,   42/77,   55/82,   53/72........started Mar. 12.      It snowed on April 07, 1990 and the next 80-Degree Day was April 23.

March 1998 went   56/83,  63/80.  62/81,   59/82,   66/86.      Started 3/27.         I think the next 80-Degree Day was May 15.

Nassau and Western Suffolk hit 80 after 4

[Cfa]

13 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Nassau and Western Suffolk hit 80 after 4

Very tight gradient between areas near 80 and areas near 70 on wunderground. Warmth still hasn't reached ISP.

Winds are roaring now.

[Rjay]

81 at FRG

[Rjay]

15 minutes ago, Cfa said:

Very tight gradient between areas near 80 and areas near 70 on wunderground. Warmth still hasn't reached ISP.

Winds are roaring now.

It's here.  Not sure if I hit 80 though.

[uofmiami]

81.8 in Muttontown & 81.3 in Syosset for the highs.  Both stations have gusted to 37 mph.   Mid 70s now at both locations.

[Intensewind002]

Hit 82 here for the high, dropped slightly to 79 now. It isn't often you get temperatures like this with gusts 40-45 mph, nevermind it being in march

[Rjay]

Up 13 degrees in 25 minutes to 79. 

[LoboLeader1]

High of 79 here today.

[Rjay]

Down 2 to 77.  Beautiful evening if you don't mind 40+mph winds.  

[doncat]

Winds now more wnw so have dropped down to 69°, off a high of 81°.

[uncle W]

63 after a high of 82...

[donsutherland1]

Temperatures soared to record highs in much of the region today as clouds yielded to sunshine and strong winds. At New York City's Central Park, the temperature reached 80° in March for the first time since March 31, 1998 when the temperature topped out at a sizzling 86°. Today was also just the 16th day on record when the temperature reached or exceeded 80° in Central Park. Records go back to 1869. Today was also the first 80° reading at JFK Airport since March 29, 1998 when the mercury rose to 82°.

High temperatures included:

Albany: 75° (old record: 74°, 1986)
Allentown: 77° (old record: 74°, 1963)
Annapolis: 83°
Atlantic City: 83° (old record: 71°, 1986 and 2003)
Baltimore: 83°
Bridgeport: 79° (old record: 70°, 1954)
Georgetown, DE: 86° (old record: 78°, 1988 and 2004)
Harrisburg: 77°
Hartford: 77° (old record: 74°, 1922)
Islip: 78° (old record: 65°, 1976)
Jacksonville: 90° (old record: 88°, 1965)
New Haven: 77° (old record: 67°, 1954)
New York City-JFK: 81° (old record: 67°, 1954)
New York City-LGA: 82° (old record: 72°, 1943)
New York City-NYC: 82° (old record: 76°, 1922)
Newark: 84° (old record: 73°, 1986)
Philadelphia: 83° (old record: 80°, 1921)
Poughkeepsie: 79° (old record: 75°, 1949 and 1963)
Richmond: 86° (old record: 85°, 1939)
Savannah: 90° (old record: 88°, 1929)
Salisbury: 82°
Sterling, VA: 81° (old record: 78°, 2004)
Trenton: 81° (old record: 79°, 1910 and 1921)
Washington, DC: 84°
Westhampton: 72° (old record: 67°, 1954)
White Plains: 80° (old record: 76°, 1963)
Wilmington, DE: 84° (old record: 77°, 1921)

Tomorrow will be cooler but still warm for the season. The ongoing sustained period warmer than normal readings will continue through the end of March.

In contrast, April could start out on the cold side. Historic experience following a warm to very warm March suggests a probability that is skewed toward a warmer than normal April.
 
The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.5°C for the week centered around March 17. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.08°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.77°C. La Niña conditions will likely give way to neutral-cool ENSO conditions as the spring progresses.

The SOI was +9.57 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) figure was +3.347 today.

On March 24 the MJO was in Phase 2 at an amplitude of 1.394 (RMM). The March 23-adjusted amplitude was 1.483 (RMM).

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March. March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 45.2° (2.7° above normal).

 

[LoboLeader1]

Temp now down to 63,  winds out of the west, had a gust earlier of 41mph. 

[Cfa]

Down to 63 now after a high of 80. Feels like late May/early June.

[lee59]

80 degree high here today and wind gusting to 46mph.

[dWave]

Today was a tsunami for allergies. Sunshine, 80s, strong winds gusting to 50 mph. That pollen perfect storm almost never happens. If its that windy its usually associated with cooler weather and/or rain. Plus winds were S to SW for a huge influx of new pollen

[LibertyBell]

4 hours ago, dWave said:

Today was a tsunami for allergies. Sunshine, 80s, strong winds gusting to 50 mph. That pollen perfect storm almost never happens. If its that windy its usually associated with cooler weather and/or rain. Plus winds were S to SW for a huge influx of new pollen

Crazy weather....could you imagine this in July

Downsloping winds..... 100 degrees with 60 mph winds and 15 pct humidity lol

 

[LibertyBell]

7 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

Temperatures soared to record highs in much of the region today as clouds yielded to sunshine and strong winds. At New York City's Central Park, the temperature reached 80° in March for the first time since March 31, 1998 when the temperature topped out at a sizzling 86°. Today was also just the 16th day on record when the temperature reached or exceeded 80° in Central Park. Records go back to 1869. Today was also the first 80° reading at JFK Airport since March 29, 1998 when the mercury rose to 82°.

High temperatures included:

Albany: 75° (old record: 74°, 1986)
Allentown: 77° (old record: 74°, 1963)
Annapolis: 83°
Atlantic City: 83° (old record: 71°, 1986 and 2003)
Baltimore: 83°
Bridgeport: 79° (old record: 70°, 1954)
Georgetown, DE: 86° (old record: 78°, 1988 and 2004)
Harrisburg: 77°
Hartford: 77° (old record: 74°, 1922)
Islip: 78° (old record: 65°, 1976)
Jacksonville: 90° (old record: 88°, 1965)
New Haven: 77° (old record: 67°, 1954)
New York City-JFK: 81° (old record: 67°, 1954)
New York City-LGA: 82° (old record: 72°, 1943)
New York City-NYC: 82° (old record: 76°, 1922)
Newark: 84° (old record: 73°, 1986)
Philadelphia: 83° (old record: 80°, 1921)
Poughkeepsie: 79° (old record: 75°, 1949 and 1963)
Richmond: 86° (old record: 85°, 1939)
Savannah: 90° (old record: 88°, 1929)
Salisbury: 82°
Sterling, VA: 81° (old record: 78°, 2004)
Trenton: 81° (old record: 79°, 1910 and 1921)
Washington, DC: 84°
Westhampton: 72° (old record: 67°, 1954)
White Plains: 80° (old record: 76°, 1963)
Wilmington, DE: 84° (old record: 77°, 1921)

Tomorrow will be cooler but still warm for the season. The ongoing sustained period warmer than normal readings will continue through the end of March.

In contrast, April could start out on the cold side. Historic experience following a warm to very warm March suggests a probability that is skewed toward a warmer than normal April.
 
The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.5°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.5°C for the week centered around March 17. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged -0.08°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.77°C. La Niña conditions will likely give way to neutral-cool ENSO conditions as the spring progresses.

The SOI was +9.57 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) figure was +3.347 today.

On March 24 the MJO was in Phase 2 at an amplitude of 1.394 (RMM). The March 23-adjusted amplitude was 1.483 (RMM).

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March. March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 45.2° (2.7° above normal).

 

wow when was the last time that all three New York City locations hit 80 in March?

 

[LibertyBell]

12 hours ago, jm1220 said:

Wow 78 in Rockaway, 58 in Point Lookout. 

low 80s at JFK!