March 2026

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

The colder global temperature sweet spot ended with the 1997-98 el nino. Temperatures jumped with that super el nino, and have never went back to the pre-1997 baseline. Pinatubo was most likely the reason for the colder global temperature sweet spot.

We didnt have a volcanic eruption this winter and look how it turned out. I think people are too fascinated on that aspect about a volcano helping or hurting the atmosphere. 

[Freezing Drizzle]

On 3/1/2026 at 12:04 PM, doncat said:

Central west shore, town of Travis.

Hi Don, if you are in the Travis section of Staten Island, then I am 6 to 7 miles to your southwest.  I live across the Arthur Kill from Tottenville, Staten Island; directly across from the historic Conference House (Billop House), there.

You are across the Arthur Kill from Carteret, NJ.

ps - I am at 49.4 inches for the season-to-date.  I see you are at 53.9.  4.5 inches above my total.  I often get less accumulation from marginal events due to a slightly warmer micro-climate here.  @doncat

[Brian5671]

27 here.   Likely the last subfreezing day until next winter

[EastonSN+]

1 hour ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

The colder global temperature sweet spot ended with the 1997-98 el nino. Temperatures jumped with that super el nino, and have never went back to the pre-1997 baseline. Pinatubo was most likely the reason for the colder global temperature sweet spot.

Providence had it second snowiest winter in history! If they are to challenge the highest it will have to occur after mid month. They only need 6 inches.

[North and West]

Do you have the full list? Or Top 25?


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[nycwinter]

today is my kind of weather cold sidewalks were dry for a change.

[donsutherland1]

48 minutes ago, North and West said:

Do you have the full list? Or Top 25?


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Here's the Top 30 data for through March 1st. The ranking is higher, as I excluded years with 25 or more missing days. Their inclusion previously skewed some of the results. I also used average of days (not months) when calculating the DJF mean temperature. That also led to minor adjustments from the prior list e.g., 1854-55 had a mean temperature of 29.1° vs. 29.0° (when all months were weighted equally).

Rank	Winter	DJF Temp	Snow	Score
1	1872-1873	25.7	62.5	-2.225
2	1867-1868	25.0	53.3	-2.027
3	1904-1905	25.4	49.8	-1.856
4	1960-1961	30.6	69.5	-1.752
5	1917-1918	24.9	42.3	-1.684
6	1855-1856	26.4	46.8	-1.616
7	1947-1948	28.9	57.6	-1.609
8	1919-1920	26.7	45.9	-1.544
9	1977-1978	28.7	52.9	-1.485
10	1874-1875	25.6	38.9	-1.474
11	1864-1865	27.9	49.0	-1.473
12	1995-1996	31.6	62.8	-1.392
13	2013-2014	31.3	60.5	-1.360
14	1922-1923	28.9	48.9	-1.327
15	2010-2011	32.8	66.0	-1.324
16	1903-1904	24.7	29.9	-1.311
17	1906-1907	28.9	46.9	-1.262
18	1993-1994	31.0	55.8	-1.250
19	1853-1854	30.7	53.0	-1.203
20	1851-1852	28.0	41.0	-1.199
21	2025-2026	31.7	54.5	-1.108
22	1866-1867	29.8	46.0	-1.104
23	1854-1855	29.1	42.5	-1.090
24	1933-1934	28.0	37.0	-1.069
25	1876-1877	27.9	35.4	-1.032
26	1859-1860	29.4	41.4	-1.012
27	1856-1857	27.9	34.5	-1.002
28	2002-2003	30.7	44.8	-0.936
29	1898-1899	29.2	36.5	-0.881
30	1870-1871	29.6	37.1	-0.844

[NorthShoreWx]

3 hours ago, snowman19 said:

Hopefully the snow melt and projected rain going forward tames brush fire season which starts soon. 3/15-5/15 is the annual burn ban in NY to help mitigate wildfire season….

It won't matter if April is dry.

[nj08822]

It's like the line between clouds and no clouds was drawn with a ruler.

[SACRUS]

22 minutes ago, nj08822 said:

It's like the line between clouds and no clouds was drawn with a ruler.

haja literally

[Freezing Drizzle]

26 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

haja literally

Well, there, you have it.

[Dark Star]

4 hours ago, MJO812 said:

We didnt have a volcanic eruption this winter and look how it turned out. I think people are too fascinated on that aspect about a volcano helping or hurting the atmosphere. 

I'll let Volcanic Winter answer this one...

[psv88]

19 this morning, 31 today. Last sub-freezing day of this season, tomorrow probably last sub 40 day. Today probably last low in the teens. 

Up up and away

[495weatherguy]

10 minutes ago, psv88 said:

19 this morning, 31 today. Last sub-freezing day of this season, tomorrow probably last sub 40 day. Today probably last low in the teens. 

Up up and away

Let’s hope that you are correct. 
 

Hope last weeks storm broke this winter’s back and maybe we can even have a nice spring for a change 

[Brian5671]

Looks (mostly) over reading some of the comments here and elsewhere-the SSW event is going to be delayed so we're looking at 10 days of fairly warm weather that gets us to mid March

[LoboLeader1]

Morning low of 18 here. One of NY radio mets stated that the mid month time frame needs to be watched. I would hope that this cold winter will defuse upcoming spring allergies a bit. 

[psv88]

Solar production is spiking even on cloudy days. Sun angle and length of days really evident now. 

[doncat]

6 hours ago, Freezing Drizzle said:

Hi Don, if you are in the Travis section of Staten Island, then I am 6 to 7 miles to your southwest.  I live across the Arthur Kill from Tottenville, Staten Island; directly across from the historic Conference House (Billop House), there.

You are across the Arthur Kill from Carteret, NJ.

ps - I am at 49.4 inches for the season-to-date.  I see you are at 53.9.  4.5 inches above my total.  I often get less accumulation from marginal events due to a slightly warmer micro-climate here.  @doncat

Yes I'm just about 1 mile from the river... I know the Billop house well, been there several times. My Travis house is our family home that my dad built in 1959 and where my weather equipment has been for ages. Truth be told we have been in some conversations about selling, so don't know what the future holds.

[nycwinter]

16 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Solar production is spiking even on cloudy days. Sun angle and length of days really evident now. 

really felt warm today because of  higher sun angle

[TJW014]

2 weeks till 7 PM sunsets

[kat5hurricane]

1 hour ago, psv88 said:

, tomorrow probably last sub 40 day. 

 

I highly doubt that. I'd be more than fine with no more sub 40 days until November but I think it's too premature, on March 2nd, to say that 30s for highs are done.

[doncat]

8 hours ago, Freezing Drizzle said:

Hi Don, if you are in the Travis section of Staten Island, then I am 6 to 7 miles to your southwest.  I live across the Arthur Kill from Tottenville, Staten Island; directly across from the historic Conference House (Billop House), there.

You are across the Arthur Kill from Carteret, NJ.

ps - I am at 49.4 inches for the season-to-date.  I see you are at 53.9.  4.5 inches above my total.  I often get less accumulation from marginal events due to a slightly warmer micro-climate here.  @doncat

Also there's a Davis weather link station that looks to be near you... Looks like it's on Water St.... Near you? Actually it's at the Raritan Yacht Club.

[jm1220]

3 hours ago, psv88 said:

19 this morning, 31 today. Last sub-freezing day of this season, tomorrow probably last sub 40 day. Today probably last low in the teens. 

Up up and away

Down to 23 already. Felt frigid on my walk. But agreed, we’re taking the next step up the ladder to spring. By the weekend we’ll be down to ice piles. 

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, TJW014 said:

2 weeks till 7 PM sunsets

This is depressing.  I rather have early sunsets. 

[vegan_edible]

8 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

This is depressing.  I rather have early sunsets. 

 

[Prue11]

41 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

This is depressing.  I rather have early sunsets. 

I thought I was the only one who hates later sunsets. Nothing better than those early December sunsets

[guinness77]

2 hours ago, TJW014 said:

2 weeks till 7 PM sunsets

Less than a week. 

[RU848789]

7 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

Here's the Top 30 data for through March 1st. The ranking is higher, as I excluded years with 25 or more missing days. Their inclusion previously skewed some of the results. I also used average of days (not months) when calculating the DJF mean temperature. That also led to minor adjustments from the prior list e.g., 1854-55 had a mean temperature of 29.1° vs. 29.0° (when all months were weighted equally).

Rank	Winter	DJF Temp	Snow	Score
1	1872-1873	25.7	62.5	-2.225
2	1867-1868	25.0	53.3	-2.027
3	1904-1905	25.4	49.8	-1.856
4	1960-1961	30.6	69.5	-1.752
5	1917-1918	24.9	42.3	-1.684
6	1855-1856	26.4	46.8	-1.616
7	1947-1948	28.9	57.6	-1.609
8	1919-1920	26.7	45.9	-1.544
9	1977-1978	28.7	52.9	-1.485
10	1874-1875	25.6	38.9	-1.474
11	1864-1865	27.9	49.0	-1.473
12	1995-1996	31.6	62.8	-1.392
13	2013-2014	31.3	60.5	-1.360
14	1922-1923	28.9	48.9	-1.327
15	2010-2011	32.8	66.0	-1.324
16	1903-1904	24.7	29.9	-1.311
17	1906-1907	28.9	46.9	-1.262
18	1993-1994	31.0	55.8	-1.250
19	1853-1854	30.7	53.0	-1.203
20	1851-1852	28.0	41.0	-1.199
21	2025-2026	31.7	54.5	-1.108
22	1866-1867	29.8	46.0	-1.104
23	1854-1855	29.1	42.5	-1.090
24	1933-1934	28.0	37.0	-1.069
25	1876-1877	27.9	35.4	-1.032
26	1859-1860	29.4	41.4	-1.012
27	1856-1857	27.9	34.5	-1.002
28	2002-2003	30.7	44.8	-0.936
29	1898-1899	29.2	36.5	-0.881
30	1870-1871	29.6	37.1	-0.844

Don - do you have access to the winter season severity index specific rankings for cities like NYC and Philly? Both are listed as "extreme" for both cities (and most in the NE), which means top 20% (top 33 or so out of ~165), but I'm curious where this winter ranks exactly. TIA.  Also curious how close your scores are to these.  

 

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[donsutherland1]

Clouds will increase tonight and cloud cover will likely impede viewing of the lunar eclipse near sunrise tomorrow. Periods of mixed precipitation giving way to periods of rain are likely later Tuesday and Tuesday night. The temperature will reach the upper 30s and lower 40s.  

A sustained warming trend will commence on Wednesday. The second week of March could feature springlike readings. Long Island and coastal sections could be noticeably cooler than interior sections on a number of days on account of a chilly onshore flow.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.0°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was -0.1°C for the week centered around February 25. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.62°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.28°C. Neutral ENSO conditions have now developed. Neutral ENSO conditions will continue through at least mid-spring.

The SOI was +16.18 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was -0.670 today. 

 

[donsutherland1]

37 minutes ago, RU848789 said:

Don - do you have access to the winter season severity index specific rankings for cities like NYC and Philly? Both are listed as "extreme" for both cities (and most in the NE), which means top 20% (top 33 or so out of ~165), but I'm curious where this winter ranks exactly. TIA.  Also curious how close your scores are to these.  

 

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/54/8/jamc-d-14-0217.1.pdf

 

Here's the data:

 

Note: The Index begins with 1950-51. Moreover, lots of data are missing e.g., 1995-1996 for New York City. The short timespan and missing data limit the Index's value.