March 2026

[MJO812]

Insane

[bluewave]

12 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

 

 

Flagstaff has seen one of the more impressive monthly maximum high temperature beats for the CONUS. They exceeded the previous March record high by 11°.

If Newark had a similar March record high, then it would be 100°. I don’t think this extreme of a record would be possible here since we can’t rival the kind of heat generated with drought in the Desert SW.

My guess is that our max potential here in March would probably be around 93°-94° in some future March heatwave when the primary ridge is centered in the East instead of the Desert SW.

 

Time Series Summary for Flagstaff Area, AZ (ThreadEx) - Month of Mar Maximum Temperature
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1	2026	84	11
2	2007	73	0
-	1988	73	0
-	1966	73	0
3	2025	72	0
-	2015	72	0
-	2004	72	0

 

 

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Mar Maximum Temperature
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1	1945	89	0
2	1998	86	0
-	1990	86	0
3	2025	85	0
4	2021	84	0
-	1985	84	0
-	1977	84	0
-	1921	84	0
-	1910	84	0

[snowman19]

8 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Insane

Denver has been in a relentless, unmitigated torch fest since November and it’s still going strong. Record shattering for 5 months in a row out there

[Brian5671]

58 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

Denver has been in a relentless, unmitigated torch fest since November and it’s still going strong. Record shattering for 5 months in a row out there

Basically a 2011-12 style winter but centered out west

[SACRUS]

After an overperforming 69 Friday - 54 / 43 - looking like a nice sunny day low - mid - upper 50s and  60 in the warmer spots.  Warmer Snday ahead of storms 60s to low 70s in the warmest spots pending on sun then storms/ rain Sunday night into monday.  Coolest days look to be Mon and next Saturday other wise near to slightly above normal with the ridge building in the east towards the 31st and into early next month for next stronger warmth signal towards or into Easter weekend.

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 76 (1938)
NYC: 84 (1921)
LGA: 70 (1948)
JFK: 67 (2020)

Lows:

EWR: 16 (1986)
NYC: 10 (1885)
LGA: 18 (1986)
JFK: 17 (1986)

Historical:

 

1801: The Jefferson Flood hit the Connecticut Valley. The flooding was the greatest since 1692. The Federalists named the flood for the new President, who they blamed for the disaster.

1801: The Jefferson Flood hit the Connecticut Valley. The flooding was the greatest since 1692. The Federalists named the flood for the new President, who they blamed for the disaster.

1868: One of the major snowstorms in Mid Atlantic history dumped 15-20 inches of snow in Philadelphia, PA, 32 inches in 16 hours on Georgetown, DE, and an average 30 inch snow at New York City. This snowstorm would rank as the third largest snowstorm since 1843. The winter of 1868 set major snowfall records that would not be equaled for over a century in parts of the northeast. Locations around New York City reported 80-89 inches during the winter, Boston: 83 inches, Middletown CT: 96 inches. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1876: More than 40 inches of snow stopped traffic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Trains were delayed, and mail carriers resorted to snowshoes. 

1921: The maximum temperature for the date is 89 °F in Washington, DC. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)


1932 - A tornado swarm occurred in the Deep South. Between late afternoon and early the next morning severe thunderstorms spawned 31 tornadoes in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee. The tornadoes killed 334 persons and injured 1784 others. Northern Alabama was hardest hit. Tornadoes in Alabama killed 286 persons and caused five million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

1936: The Connecticut River at Hartford reached its highest stage ever at 37 feet above flood stage during what was called, “The Great New England Flood of 1936”. Before, the river had never reached 30 feet. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1952 - Severe thunderstorms spawned thirty-one tornadoes across Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky. The tornadoes killed 343 persons and caused 15 million dollars damage. Arkansas and Tennessee each reported thirteen tornadoes. The towns of Judsonia AR and Henderson TN were nearly wiped off the map in what proved to be the worst tornado outbreak of record for Arkansas. A tornado, one and a half miles wide at times, left a church the only undamaged building at Judsonia. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1958: Another Nor'easter struck dropping 10 to 15 inches in the central mountains and across northern Virginia. (Ref. Virginia Weather History)


1967: NYC: 9.8 inches of snow and EWR: 8.6 inches of snow.

1968: It rained for 36 straight hours in Memphis, TN, before the rain changed to snow and accumulated to 16.1 inches before ending 20 hours later. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - A winter storm in the Northern High Plains Region produced blizzard conditions in western South Dakota. Winds gusted to 70 mph at Rapid City SD, and snowfall totals ranged up to 20 inches at Lead SD. The high winds produced snow drifts six feet high. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Bitterly cold weather prevailed across the northeastern U.S. Portland ME reported their coldest spring day of record with a morning low of 5 above, and an afternoon high of just 21 degrees. Marquette MI reported a record low of 15 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (The Weather Channel)

1989 - Snow blanketed the northeastern U.S. early in the day, with six inches reported at Rutland VT. Morning and afternoon thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds from southwestern Mississippi to southwest Georgia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - The first full day of spring was a cold one for the eastern U.S. Freezing temperatures damaged 62 percent of the peach crop in upstate South Carolina, and 72 percent of the peach crop in the ridge area of South Carolina. Elkins WV, which a week earlier reported a record high of 82 degrees, was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 16 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1992: Intense snow squalls associated with a stalled cold front and a "norlun" instability trough buried Kennebunkport, ME under 14 inches of snow in only four hours. Goose Rocks Beach reported an amazing two feet in the same time period. Portland, ME recorded 4 inches of snow in just one hour with a total of 11.4 inches. Nearly 6 inches of snow fell in one hour in the Beverly, MA area, resulting in a 27-car pile up on route 128 and the closing down of the route for 1.5 hours. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1997: Record high temperatures occurred in parts of the southern Plains including Hobart, OK with 93° and Harrison, AR with 86°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2003: A Culpeper County deputy sheriff was struck by lightning while walking to his car, about three miles northwest of Culpeper.(Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

2012: Chicago-O’Hare
• This was the 8th consecutive day the record high for the date was at least tied.
• It was the 7th 80 degree day this March, extending the record for number of 80 degree days in March.
• The 87 degrees observed was tied for the second warmest March temperature on record in Chicago,
tied 87 degrees on March 31, 1981 and surpassed by 88 degrees on March 29, 1986.
(Ref. NWS)

[snowman19]

17 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Basically a 2011-12 style winter but centered out west

Worse. More like their version of 2001-02. The warmth out there has been off the charts

[Brian5671]

Nice day today.    Already 50 here

[nycwinter]

3 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Nice day today.    Already 50 here

very windy my hands were cold..

[jm1220]

3 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

very windy my hands were cold..

Should’ve wore your gloves! 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

2 hours ago, snowman19 said:

Worse. More like their version of 2001-02. The warmth out there has been off the charts

Both were punctuated by early season heatwaves: 2001-02 in mid-April and 2011-12 in March.