March 2026

[SACRUS]

48 / 41 - despite the clouds and a mostly cloudy day, itll be the warmest till next month with low 60s to low 70s in the area.  Shower-storms and rain of about an inch area wide later this evening and into Monday morning as the front moves through.  48 hour chill down Mon - Tue below normal than moderating back to and slightly above back and forth with the next chillier day Saturday.  Ridge looks to build into the east raising heights and temps as we move into next month.

3/22 : Warm / rain 1 inch overnight into monday
3/23-3/24 : Colder than normal
3/25 - 3/27:  Near - above normal:
3/28 - 4/2 : Near normal overall
4/3 - Beyond:  much warmer - above normal - ridge into east

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 80 (1938)
NYC: 78 (2012)
LGA: 76 (2012)
JFK: 68 (1979)


Lows:

EWR: 17 (1934)
NYC: 12 (1885)
LGA: 19 (1988)
JFK: 19 (1988)

Historical:

 

 

1888: Chicago's morning low dips to one degree below zero, the latest sub-zero Fahrenheit reading in the city's history. This record still stands today.

1893: The first tornado was recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on this date. It destroyed 14 buildings and injured four people as it passed through the center of town. There was minor damage to the Weather Bureau office, which was located at Grand and Robinson in south Oklahoma City.

1897: Arlington Academy in Arlington, GA was struck by an F2 tornado at 8:30am as students and two teachers watched from a window. The tornado was upon them before they realized the danger they were in. At least eight people at the school were killed. Rescuers worked for hours in a driving rain to free the injured. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1907: The maximum temperature for the date is 90 °F in Washington, DC. This is the earliest 90° reading in March for Washington, DC with a 50°F range in temperature as the minimum was 40 °F. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1920 - A spectactular display of the Northern Lights was visible as far south as Bradenton FL, El Paso TX, and Fresno CA. At Detroit MI, the display was described so brilliant as to blot out all stars below first magnitude. (22nd-23rd) (The Weather Channel)

1936 - A great flood crested on rivers from Ohio to Maine. The flood claimed 107 lives and caused 270 million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum)

1954 - Six to ten inch rains caused the Chicago River to overflow its banks. (The Weather Channel)

1964: A big snow storm that started on this day ended on March 24. 29 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, of which 22 inches fell on 3/24 alone (the greatest daily March snowfall on record), 26 inches fell at Lake Arrowhead, 23 inches at Palomar Mountain and 18 inches at Big Bear Lake. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1968: Dayton, OH picked up 11.3 inches of snow which stood as greatest 24-hour snowfall until the Blizzard of '78. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1987 - An intense storm produced heavy snow in the southern and central Rockies, and high winds from southern California to West Texas. Wolf Creek Pass CO received 24 inches of snow, and winds gusted to 69 mph at Ruidoso NM. Blizzard conditions were reported in eastern Colorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Rain and high winds battered the Northern Pacific Coast Region, with wind gusts to 78 mph at Ocean Shores WA. The high winds uprooted trees and down power lines. Ten cities in the northeastern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Eight cities in the central U.S. reported record highs. Southerly winds gusting to 60 mph helped push the mercury at Ottumwa IA to a record warm reading of 83 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Six cities in the Great Lakes Region, and three in southern Texas, reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a reading of 9 above zero, and Brownsville TX with a reading of 38 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - A surge of arctic air kept temperatures in the teens and 20s during the day in the north central U.S., and heavy snow fell over parts of Montana. Record warmth was reported in the western U.S.,and in Alaska. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 94 degrees, and the town of Barrow, located along the arctic coast of Alaska, reported a record high of 20 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)


1993: On this date through the 22nd, a band of convective snow developed over northern Iowa. Snow began falling during the predawn hours and was falling at a rate of two or more inches per hour over parts of northwest Iowa. The heaviest snow fell in a narrow band extending from Sioux Falls, SD southeast to near Storm Lake, IA where amounts of 8 inches or more were common. Sioux Falls, SD reported over a foot of snow. Other heavy amounts included 10.5 inches in Alton and 14 inches at Sheldon. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1997: Eight inches of snow fell at Danforth, ME with four inches at Grand Falls, ME. Louisiana residents near the flooded Mississippi River met with unwelcome visitors: snakes and alligators displaced by the river. New Orleans officials warned joggers and other visitors to the recreation area along Lake Ponchartrain to watch out for the slithering reptiles. The river, at its highest level since the 1927 flooding, sent residents to shelters and completely surrounded the state prison at Angola, where prisoners labored to shore up the last remaining levee with sandbags. Stargazers had their best nighttime view of the Hale-Bopp comet as it made its closest pass to the Earth on this date: 123 million miles away. The huge comet is four times larger than Halley's Comet with an icy core up to 25 miles in diameter. The last time Hale-Bopp was visible was over 4,000 years ago. 2.4 inches of snow on this day at Marquette, MI pushed its seasonal snowfall total to 253.4 inches, the city's snowiest season on record up to this time. This record was broken in the 2001-2002 season. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

2012: Chicago-O’Hare
• This was the 9th consecutive day the record high for the date was at least tied.
• It was the 8th 80 degree day this March, extending the record for number of 80 degree days in March.
(Ref. NWS)

[SACRUS]

1998 had  5 inches of snow i NYC  (previous winter total was 0.5 inches and would have made 97/98 the least snowy season until this storm)

[PhiEaglesfan712]

45 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

1998 had  5 inches of snow i NYC  (previous winter total was 0.5 inches and would have made 97/98 the least snowy season until this storm)

Then, the monthly record for warmest temperature was broken at the end of the month.

2022/23 would have also ended below one inch if not for a late February snowfall.

[nycwinter]

very chilly this morning i was out in my full winter gear

[snowman19]

If the new EPS is correct, it’s going to get very warm again the 1st week of April

[qg_omega]

Warm Today ?

[psv88]

1 minute ago, qg_omega said:

Warm Today ?

Nah, temps will bust low. Don’t think most of us crack 50 east of the city 

[gravitylover]

2 hours ago, SACRUS said:

1998 had  5 inches of snow i NYC  (previous winter total was 0.5 inches and would have made 97/98 the least snowy season until this storm)

*shudder* That was the year after I opened a ski/snowboard shop. Both of my first two years sucked for snow.

[MJO812]

49 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

If the new EPS is correct, it’s going to get very warm again the 1st week of April

Forget it if this is right

[psv88]

36 in northeast Illinois and 88 in southwest Illinois. Wild gradient 

[MJO812]

4 minutes ago, psv88 said:

36 in northeast Illinois and 88 in southwest Illinois. Wild gradient 

That's crazy

[jm1220]

27 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Nah, temps will bust low. Don’t think most of us crack 50 east of the city 

Yep, onshore flow and low cloud gunk. 

[ForestHillWx]

It’s pleasant outside, if not a little brisk; sweatpants with a Henley while sitting in partly sunny skies while the kids jump on the trampoline… temp is 55. 

[SACRUS]

 

64 / 50 warming up nicely

[SACRUS]

 

Frist 3 weeks of the month dep

 

EWR: +4.3
NYC: +3.6

[Stormlover74]

Apparently we're getting a quarter to an inch of rain tonight. Models all over the place

[MJO812]

60 here

[psv88]

Horrific day. 49 and socked in here. Upper 60s in NJ. Kill me