March 2026

[TWCCraig]

Some graupel/sleet falling from a passing shower. Was curious to see whether it would rain or snow, but got neither lol

[snowman19]

Sloatsburg: 31 degrees, light graupel with some snowflakes mixed in. Roads just wet

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

Moderate snow. Will definitely get the .1 I need to go over 60 for the season. 

[gravitylover]

So far it's just a whitening, it would be nice to get a coating. 

[ForestHillWx]

We have a dusting on all surfaces; still a decent rate. Salt truck just went by.

Outside chance of 1/2”?

[wthrmn654]

13 hours ago, North and West said:

I’m ready. It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter.


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I'm not ready i want to keep the tourists away for ad long as possible! You work at a state park in ny and tell me your wouldn't feel the same way lol

[Freezing Drizzle]

16 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said:

We have a dusting on all surfaces; still a decent rate. Salt truck just went by.

Outside chance of 1/2”?

Seems to be one last band coming through your area. After that, not sure if much will develop.

[snowman19]

2 minutes ago, Freezing Drizzle said:

Seems to be one last band coming through your area. After that, not sure if much will develop.

The final band is in Rockland now, doesn’t look like much at all behind it 

[SACRUS]

39/24 cloudy.  Overall below avg work week and wet with some snow / mix Sunday / Tue pm.  Lots of clours.  Warmup Friday and into mid month.

3/1 - 3/3 : Below avg Highs 30s - lows teens - 20s
3/4 - 3/6 :  Warmer wet
3/7 - 3/13 :  Above to much above avg first 60s / 70s possible since November.
3/14 - beyond :   Trough and colder look to return

 

[SACRUS]

Warmup focussed 3/7 - 3/13 - we'll see if its 60s or 70s we can get to

 

[SACRUS]

 

Another inch the next week spread out over the week:

[ForestHillWx]

Tapering off now; a dusting will do. 

[North and West]

What a blowtorch coming up though. 70s likely 

I would bet it’ll get cold again later in March/early April with maybe another chance of accumulating snow after this warm spell. No other reason other than experience and seeing this all before. I think it’ll be the False Spring narrative; some years people want to get out and garden on the first warm days, etc. It’s like the first frost; Indian summers always occur afterwards.

It’ll be like winter’s last number late in the month.


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[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 75 (1972)
NYC: 73 (1972)
LGA: 71 (2017)
JFK: 61 (2017)

 

Lows:

EWR: 7 (1980)
NYC: 4 (1869)
LGA: 8 (1980)
JFK: 8 (1980)

 

Historical:

1835: Once again, arctic air had settled over Virginia and temperatures were in the teens. More than a foot (13.7 inches) of snow fell in Norfolk. The heavy snow combined with strong winds created blizzard conditions. Norfolk's total for the season came to a record 41.9 inches making this the snowiest winter ever for eastern Virginia. (Ref. Virginia Weather History)

1849: The first recorded weather observation for Blowing Green, Kentucky, occurred on March 1, 1849.

1872: The Great Storm of 1872, March 1-2: Winds increased from the northeast to gale force (over 40 mph) on the coast and snow accumulated several inches. The wind drove water into the Tidewater area and rivers. Water rose rapidly, flooding wharves and the lower part of Norfolk. (Ref. Virginia Weather History)

1899: The first regularly scheduled 48-hour forecast occurred on this date. Up to this time, forecasts only covered the following 36 hours. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1910 - The deadliest avalanche of record in the U.S. thundered down the mountains near Wellington Station WA sweeping three huge locomotive train engines and some passenger cars, snowbound on the grade leading to Stevens Pass, over the side and into a canyon, and burying them under tons of snow. The avalanche claimed the lives of more than 100 people. The station house at Wellington was also swept away. (The Weather Channel)

1910: The worst avalanche in US history regarding lives lost occurred in Wellington, Washington. Heavy snow occurred from February 26 through the 28th, which blocked the rail lines. Weather conditions turned on the 28th, with a thunderstorm occurring over the area. Just after 1 AM on March 1, a ten to the 14-foot-high mass of snow broke free from the mountainside and pushed the trains 150 feet down into the Tye River Gorge. In all, 96 people were killed by this avalanche. 

1914 - High winds and heavy snow crippled New Jersey and New York State. Two feet of snow were reported at Ashbury Park, and at New York City the barometric pressure dropped to a record 28.38 inches. The storm caused complete disruption of electric power in New Jersey. (David Ludlum)

1962: Arctic high pressure was responsible for extreme morning cold in the Plains. Morning temperatures were in the teens and 20s below zero across the northern Plains with International Falls, MN dropping to -38°. Morning lows dropped to near zero as far south as central Kansas & Missouri, the single digits to northern Oklahoma and Arkansas, teens and 20s to Central Texas and northern Louisiana and the 30s along the Texas coast to Brownsville. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)



1980: Cold day National Airport had 5.0 inches snow today with a maximum of 21° and Baltimore had a maximum of 17°F. Dulles had 6.4 inches of snow today. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA) March in like a lion 5 inches of snow, high only 21° in Washington and 17° in Baltimore. (Bob Ryan's 2000 Almanac)

1980 - Norfolk, VA, received 13.7 inches of snow to push their season total to a record 41.9 inches exceeding their previous record by more than four inches. (David Ludlum)

1980 - An unusually large Florida tornado, 500 yards in width at times, killed one person and caused six million dollars damage near Fort Lauderdale. (The Weather Channel)

 

1980: March 1-3rd, North Carolina experienced a significant winter storm with heavy snow across the entire state and near blizzard conditions in the eastern part of the state. Widespread snowfall totals of 12 to 18 inches were observed over Eastern North Carolina, with localized amounts ranging up to 22 inches at Morehead City and 25 inches at Elizabeth City, with unofficial reports of up to 30 inches at Emerald Isle and Cherry Point. 

1983 - A ferocious storm battered the Pacific coast. The storm produced heavy rain and gale force winds resulting in flooding and beach erosion, and in the mountains produced up to seven feet of snow in five days. (The Weather Channel)

1983: Two tornadoes caused damage in the Los Angles areas during the morning hours. The strongest tornado was an F2 on the ground for 21 minutes.

 

1986: Light snow fell during the early morning hour in Jacksonville, Florida. A half inch of snow was reported at the Jacksonville International Airport, the highest amount ever recorded in March.

1987 - A storm crossing the Great Lakes Region produced heavy snow and gale force winds from Wisconsin to northern New England, with eight inches of snow reported at Ironwood MI. (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in north central Texas. Baseball size hail was reported at Lake Kickapoo. Hail fell continuously for thirty minutes in the Iowa Park area of Wichita Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - March came in like a lion, with snow and high winds, in the northwestern U.S. Winds gusted to 86 mph in the Rosario Strait of western Washington State. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - A series of low pressure systems moving out of the Gulf of Alaska spread high winds and heavy snow across western Alaska. Winds in the Anchorage area gusted to 69 mph at Glen Alps, and Talkeetna was buried under three feet of snow in two days. Valdez received 21.4 inches of snow, raising their total for the winter season to 482.4 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2006 - Dallas/Forth Worth Airport breaks a 107-year-old North Texas temperature record after reaching 93 degrees. Mineral Wells reached 97, Wichita Falls 96 and Fort Worth Meacham Airport 90.

 

2006: The day's temperature of 93 degrees at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Texas broke a 107-year-old record. Other hot North Texas cities included Wichita Falls at 96 degrees and Fort Worth Meacham Airport at 90 degrees.

 

2007: An EF4 tornado traveled 10 miles through Enterprise, Alabama. The storm caused nine fatalities and injured 50 people.

2011 - Snowfall across Idaho broke numerous accumulation records. Pierce received 15 inches, Powell 14.5 inches, Potlatch 12 inches and Kellogg and Plummer 7 inches. The same storm created high winds across the Pacific Northwest. A weather station at 10,000 feet on Mount Ranier measures a wind gust of 137 MPH with a sustained 1-minute wind reading of 112 MPH.

[SACRUS]

Last 

EWR:
>60F : Nov 10
>70F:  Nov 5

NYC:
>60F:  Nov 9
>70F:  Oct 19

[Freezing Drizzle]

26 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

The final band is in Rockland now, doesn’t look like much at all behind it 

True.

Still some moderate echoes left in northeast Jersey; and a small, aggressive band has formed in northern Monmouth County now.

[Freezing Drizzle]

28 minutes ago, North and West said:

I would bet it’ll get cold again later in March/early April with maybe another chance of accumulating snow after this warm spell. No other reason other than experience and seeing this all before. I think it’ll be the False Spring narrative; some years people want to get out and garden on the first warm days, etc. It’s like the first frost; Indian summers always occur afterwards.

It’ll be like winter’s last number late in the month.


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Certainly a good possibility of a cold period, following. In simple terms, spring warmth waxes and wanes as it "battles" the last cold air of the season.

Early warm weather is bad for flowering fruit trees and flowering trees like magnolia.  Flowering trees are particularly vulnerable during bloom.

In a recent April, my neighbor's gorgeous magnolia bloomed one (1) day.  That night went to 24 F and every bloom withered.

A freeze during bloom kills the entire peach, apple, pear crop.


 

[North and West]

Certainly a good possibility of a cold period, following. In simple terms, spring warmth waxes and wanes as it "battles" the last cold air of the season.

Early warm weather is bad for flowering fruit trees and flowering trees like magnolia.  Flowering trees are particularly vulnerable during bloom.

In a recent April, my neighbor's gorgeous magnolia bloomed one (1) day.  That night went to 24 F and every bloom withered.

A freeze during bloom kills the entire peach, apple, pear crop.


 

That’s why my rule of thumb for tomato planting is Mother’s Day.


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[gravitylover]

Legit moderate snow now with good growth and large flakes. I got the coating I hoped for. Lol.

[psv88]

33 and light snow. Snowpack going to stick around until the end of the week. Would be nice to see some grass again, or be able to get into my shed. 

[winterwarlock]

2 hours ago, SnoSki14 said:

What a blowtorch coming up though. 70s likely 

Going to be awesome

[donsutherland1]

Light snow and thin coatings in Armonk, NY:

[EastonSN+]

My TWC forecast has a chance of showers or rain from the 3rd through the 15th. Only two days of sun. 

Yay for spring in the NE.

With we could just jump to June.

[EastonSN+]

The next period starting to show up on the ensembles. We will see if its cold enough tk het CPK to 50 inches.