March 2026

[Freezing Drizzle]

2 hours ago, doncat said:

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.

That's very close.  I'll look it up.

[RU848789]

59 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

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.

Thanks!  Interesting to know that it only begins in 1951 and some data are missing.  Do you have a link to these data?  I tried finding it, but to no avail...

[donsutherland1]

4 minutes ago, RU848789 said:

Thanks!  Interesting to know that it only begins in 1951 and some data are missing.  Do you have a link to these data?  I tried finding it, but to no avail...

Here’s a link: https://mrcc.purdue.edu/research/awssi

[ForestHillWx]

Winter weather advisory for up to 1” of snow and ice out this way. Temp holding at 23 currently. 

[Prue11]

Down to 10

[MJO812]

30 here

[RU848789]

Lock It Up...

[snowman19]

57 minutes ago, RU848789 said:

Lock It Up...

Only 14 days away on an operational model! We can do this!!!!! 

[North and West]

This is depressing.  I rather have early sunsets. 

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[CPcantmeasuresnow]

4 hours ago, RU848789 said:

Lock It Up...

Let's start a thread. 

[Brian5671]

12 hours ago, MJO812 said:

This is depressing.  I rather have early sunsets. 

winter's over.   time to move on.

[Freezing Drizzle]

Chilly air hanging in roughly west of the NJTP, and into LI. Up to 35 F, here.

[EastonSN+]

Ensembles are now picking up on the last window. 

6 inches for Providence to record their snowiest winter on record!! First northeast record since Boston 2015?

[SnoSki14]

24 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

winter's over.   time to move on.

The problem is the PV is on our side of the world so it wouldn't take much for cold air to seep south. 

March is very fickle. We could touch 80+ and see snow a week later. We actually did that in 2018 when Feb saw 80 and then we know what happened next. 

I'm not saying we're getting snowstorms but the window hasn't completely closed. 

[EastonSN+]

Quot from history. Com which was such a crazy temp swing a long long time ago. Blizzard of 1888

"March 10, temperatures in the Northeast hovered in the mid-50s. But on March 11, cold Arctic air from Canada collided with Gulf air from the south and temperatures plunged. Rain turned to snow and winds reached hurricane-strength levels. By midnight on March 11, gusts were recorded at 85 miles per hour in New York City. Along with heavy snow, there was a complete whiteout in the city when the residents awoke the next morning."

[golfer07840]

29 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

The problem is the PV is on our side of the world so it wouldn't take much for cold air to seep south. 

March is very fickle. We could touch 80+ and see snow a week later. We actually did that in 2018 when Feb saw 80 and then we know what happened next. 

I'm not saying we're getting snowstorms but the window hasn't completely closed. 

[WeatherGeek2025]

11 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

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.

hey Don can i use your data for my weather page? I understand if you mind!

[boxingdayblizzard]

Any obs in western jersey with snow falling or has it already changed to sleet/rain? 

[sussexcountyobs]

Sleet falling in Clifton,  Nj

[Poker2015]

13 minutes ago, boxingdayblizzard said:

Any obs in western jersey with snow falling or has it already changed to sleet/rain? 

Started as a sleet/snow mix, never all snow. 31.2⁰ and 90% rain now

[Brian5671]

45 minutes ago, EastonSN+ said:

Quot from history. Com which was such a crazy temp swing a long long time ago. Blizzard of 1888

"March 10, temperatures in the Northeast hovered in the mid-50s. But on March 11, cold Arctic air from Canada collided with Gulf air from the south and temperatures plunged. Rain turned to snow and winds reached hurricane-strength levels. By midnight on March 11, gusts were recorded at 85 miles per hour in New York City. Along with heavy snow, there was a complete whiteout in the city when the residents awoke the next morning."

Would love to see a redux of this 

[SACRUS]

35 / 30 here with mainly rain now after sleet earlier.  Warm up ramp up starting Wed 50s , Sun 60s , and by Tue 70s for some (first since Oct).  Overall warm to much warmer and wet (wettest days today / Thu) .  With the warmth comes mainly cloudy days with perhaps a break and the nicest stretch 3/9 - 3/11.  Beyond there back towards and below normal 3/13 - 3/19.

 

[SACRUS]

3/2 was this the coldest day till next season?

EWR:  32 / 21 (-11)
NYC: 33 / 21 (-12)

 

[SACRUS]

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. 

1942: Asheville, NC picked up 15.8 inches of snow to establish their 24-hour snowfall record. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1947: Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts had their biggest snowstorm in this century when Readsboro, in southern Vermont, received 50 inches in 3 days, and Peru, in northwestern Massachusetts, received 47 inches in 3 days. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1953: Oahu, Hawaii: Snow falls on the island of Oahu. (Ref. WxDoctor)

1960: Eastern Massachusetts' greatest March snowstorm occurred from this date through the 5th. The storm produced record 24-hour snowfall totals of 27.2 inches at Blue Hill Observatory, 17.7 inches at Worcester, and 16.6 inches at Boston. Winds gusted to 70 mph. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1960: NYC: 14.5 inches of snow, EWR: 13.9 inches of snow.

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. 

1971: An extremely intense coastal storm blasted the northeastern U.S. and continued into the 4th. The barometric pressure dropped to 960 millibars or 28.36 inches of mercury at Worcester, MA for the lowest pressure ever recorded at the location. The same record was set at Concord, NH with a reading of 963 millibars or 28.44 inHg. Wind gusts 70 to 100 mph lashed eastern New England with major wind damage. Tides ran 4 to 5 feet above normal resulting in extensive coastal flooding. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

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.


1994: Deep low tracks east coast, 20-30 inches of snow in western VA, Dove, DE wind gust to 70 mph and severe coastal erosion, seas 25 feet off of Hatteras, NC another one to two feet of snow from WV to New England. (Bob Ryan's 2000 Almanac)
A major coastal storm was in progress over the mid-Atlantic and the northeast. Winds gusts hit 75 mph at Dover, DE. Big snows buried interior sections. Two day snowfall totals 33 inches at Burdett, NY, 30 inches at Frankfort Center, NY, 29 inches at Loganton, PA, 26 inches at Jay Peak, VT, and 22 inches at Frostburg, MD. The 8.7 inches of snow at Allentown, PA raised their seasonal snowfall to 69.2 inches for their snowiest winter ever. Boston's 8 inches pushed its seasonal snow to 89.5 inches for their snowiest winter as well. The maximum 24-hour snowfall total for the state of Virginia was set today with 33.5 inches at Luray , Virginia on March 2-3, 1994. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

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. 

[NsWx516]

58 minutes ago, EastonSN+ said:

Quot from history. Com which was such a crazy temp swing a long long time ago. Blizzard of 1888

"March 10, temperatures in the Northeast hovered in the mid-50s. But on March 11, cold Arctic air from Canada collided with Gulf air from the south and temperatures plunged. Rain turned to snow and winds reached hurricane-strength levels. By midnight on March 11, gusts were recorded at 85 miles per hour in New York City. Along with heavy snow, there was a complete whiteout in the city when the residents awoke the next morning."

This was in Sunday’s Post, one can only hope lol

[PhiEaglesfan712]

1 hour ago, SnoSki14 said:

The problem is the PV is on our side of the world so it wouldn't take much for cold air to seep south. 

March is very fickle. We could touch 80+ and see snow a week later. We actually did that in 2018 when Feb saw 80 and then we know what happened next. 

I'm not saying we're getting snowstorms but the window hasn't completely closed. 

The difference is that in 2018, as well as in 2017, we had record warm Februarys. It shouldn't be surprising that things corrected, and we got snowy Marches those years.

That's nothing like what we have this year. We had a cold and snowy February (and winter overall), like 2010. Things corrected in the opposite direction, and we got a warm March and the below average temperatures never came back (until the following winter). I feel like we closer to this scenario than 2017 and 2018.

[Freezing Drizzle]

Be darned, snowing here after a half hour of sprinkles.  34 F

[ForestHillWx]

It’s icy out this way. Sleet/freezing rain mix. Salt trucks are out. 28 degrees.

Per my wife’s co-worker (who lives near Ogdensburg) Sussex County has schools closed. 

[donsutherland1]

52 minutes ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

hey Don can i use your data for my weather page? I understand if you mind!

Yes, you can use it.

[MJO812]

Sleet falling here