March 2026

[lee59]

Very little rain here, just enough to wet the ground

[Brian5671]

Not much rain here either like .10

[bluewave]

Happy one year anniversary of the classic spring in the Northeast pattern.

 

 

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1 hour ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

I can't say I'm surprised. I predicted warm March and April at the beginning of February. I just knew that the cold was going to end at some point. We had 3 solid BN temperature months. The last time it happened was January-March 2015. April 2015 turned warmer, and May 2015 was near record warm. Also, sometimes the cold and snowy winters just come to a sudden end. Just look at 2009-10. After February, things just got warmer in March and temps reached 90 in the first week of April.

I was completely wrong in my March prediction. My saying that KNYC would not only average at least 5 degrees below normal with no temperatures higher then 56 degrees, looks laughable now!

[snowman19]

14 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

After some overnight showers and perhaps a thundershower, it will turn somewhat cooler tomorrow with highs reaching the lower and middle 50s. 

The weekend will start on a cold note with the low temperature likely near or even somewhat below freezing in New York City and high temperatures in the middle 40s on Saturday. Sunday will become somewhat milder.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +1.6°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was 0.0°C for the week centered around March 18. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +1.15°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged -0.08°C. Neutral ENSO conditions will continue through at least mid-spring.

The SOI was -9.10 today. 

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +2.529 today. 

Based on sensitivity analysis applied to the latest guidance, there is an implied near 100% probability that New York City will have a warmer than normal March (1991-2020 normal). March will likely finish with a mean temperature near 45.8° (3.0° above normal). 

Supplemental Information: The projected mean would be 3.3° above the 1981-2010 normal monthly value. 

 

Once again, JB’s bombastic prediction of a huge return to deep winter, “delayed spring”, arctic cold and snowstorms in the east, from 3/15 through Easter Sunday looks to be a monumental, epic fail. I’m sure he will never acknowledge it and simply move on like it never even happened just like he does every year…..

[jm1220]

20 minutes ago, bluewave said:

Happy one year anniversary of the classic spring in the Northeast pattern.

 

 

I remember that very well, it started out at 81 at my house and was 48 an hour later when I was in Hauppauge. 

[LoboLeader1]

Topped out @ 76 yesterday. Temp at midnight was 63, now down to 54 as of 8AM.

[bluewave]

Another March reversion to the new 2020s milder and less snowy mean. 

March Monthly Mean Avg Temperature for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ
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Mean	46.6	46.6
2026	46.2	46.2
2025	48.1	48.1
2024	48.5	48.5
2023	44.9	44.9
2022	45.2	45.2
2021	45.6	45.6
2020	47.9	47.9

 

March Monthly Total Snowfall for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ
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Mean	0.2	0.2
2026	T	T
2025	0.0	0.0
2024	T	T
2023	0.6	0.6
2022	0.8	0.8
2021	T	T
2020	T	T

 

March Monthly Mean Avg Temperature for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ
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Mean	42.9	42.9
2019	40.9	40.9
2018	40.4	40.4
2017	39.8	39.8
2016	49.1	49.1
2015	37.7	37.7
2014	37.8	37.8
2013	40.3	40.3
2012	51.3	51.3
2011	43.6	43.6
2010	48.2	48.2

 

March Monthly Total Snowfall for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ
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Mean	6.2	6.2
2019	9.9	9.9
2018	13.2	13.2
2017	9.4	9.4
2016	1.6	1.6
2015	16.3	16.3
2014	0.2	0.2
2013	8.8	8.8
2012	0.0	0.0
2011	2.2	2.2
2010	T	T

[Brian5671]

6.2 inches in March to .2  now   Steep drop.

[SACRUS]

1 hour ago, bluewave said:

Happy one year anniversary of the classic spring in the Northeast pattern.

 

 

I dont think that was march 25, 2025 - it was march 29th

 

March 25, 2025
EWR: 60 / 54
NYC: 58 / 47
BOS:  54 / 36

March 29, 2025
EWR:  85 / 45
NYC: 81 . / 43
BOS:  48 / 34
EWR: 

[SACRUS]

 

56 / 43 light rain  79 yesterday (7th day >70 here for Mar).   Cooler next few days through Sunday.  Then much warmer mon (3/30) - Easter Sunday.  Does look a bit cloudy and that could limit from upper 70s to lower 80s, but with sun could push mid 80s or beyond on Wed.   

[SACRUS]

 

• M

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 84 (1998)
NYC: 83 (1998)
LGA: 83 (1998)
JFK: 80 (1998)

Lows:

EWR: 22 (2014)
NYC: 20 (1894)
LGA: 23 (2014)
JFK: 23 (2014)

 

Historical:

 

1890 - An outbreak of tornadoes occurred in the Ohio Valley. One of the tornadoes struck Louisville KY killing 78 persons and causing four million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

1932: Just six days after Alabama's deadliest tornado outbreak, more severe storms broke out across the same area hard hit before. A farm at Lawley, AL in Bibb County was struck by tornadoes on both days. The most powerful tornado of the day was an F3 that touched down about 2:30pm in Bibb County and roared into Chilton and Coosa Counties killing five people. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1950 - A three day snowstorm in the High Plains Region finally came to an end. The storm produced 34 inches of snow in 24 hours at Dumont, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and a total of 50 inches. (David Ludlum)


1964: Great Alaskan earthquake left 100 dead in Anchorage, Alaska. The tsunami generated by the earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska slammed a 2-by-12-inch plank into a truck tire that passed about three feet through the tire. Waves reached 103 feet above the low - tide mark. (Ref. The National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, in Boulder, Colorado) (Ref. More Information On This Earthquake)

1971: The temperature climbed to 100° at Wichita Falls, TX. This is a record for hitting the century mark so early in the season and the warmest day ever in March. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1984 - The temperature at Brownsville, TX, soared to 106 degrees, and Cotulla, TX, reached 108 degrees, equalling the March record for the U.S. (The Weather Channel)

1987 - The second blizzard in less than a week hit eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Snowfall totals ranged up to 24 inches at San Isabel CO. Winds gusted to 50 mph at Goodland KS. The high winds piled snow into massive drifts, closing roads for days and killing thousands of cattle. Snow drifts thirty feet high were reported in northwest Kansas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Temperatures rose quickly, then dropped just as rapidly, in the central U.S. Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 80s. In southeastern Colorado, the temperature at Lamar CO reached 91 degrees. Strong southerly winds gusted to 63 mph at Gage OK. Strong northwesterly winds, gusting to 61 mph at Goodland KS, then proceeded to usher much colder air into the area. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. Two tornadoes were reported, and there were 77 other reports of large hail and damaging winds. Baseball size hail was reported at Willow OK and Bartlesville OK. Twenty-six cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Yankton SD with a reading of 84 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Temperatures dipped into the teens and single numbers in the northeastern U.S. Scranton PA tied their record for the date with a morning low of 18 degrees. Temperatures warmed into the 60s and lower 70s in the Pacific Northwest. The afternoon high of 65 degrees at Astoria OR equalled their record for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

1991: Severe thunderstorms were widespread over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and the Great Lakes area with more than 300 reports of severe weather, including 28 tornadoes. Four F3 tornadoes struck the state of Michigan. Another F3 tornado injured 18 people and did $12 million dollars in damage in the Nettle Lake area in Ohio. Softball sized hail fell at Portage, MI and a wind gust of 89 mph was recorded at Franklin, WI.
Cold air was drawn down on the backside of the storm. Snow began to fall over the northwestern counties in Iowa shortly after daybreak. Snow amounts were generally between 3 to 6 inches with the heaviest snow occurring in a 40 mile wide area extending from Sioux City northeastward. Thunder accompanied the snow, with 3 inches falling in one hour at the Sioux City Gateway Airport. Visibilities were reduced to near zero by strong northwest winds 25 to 45 mph. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1994: Palm Sunday tornado outbreak in SE US, nearly 30 tornadoes in 4 states killed 43 people, flooding and mudslides in NC. (Bob Ryan's 2002 Almanac)
The Goshen Church Alabama Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak occurred on this date. What began as a peaceful Palm Sunday quickly changed to a historic day in weather history when a powerful tornado ripped through southern Alabama and Georgia. By the time the storm was over 22 people were dead and 92 were injured. An F4 tornado cut a 50 mile path from Ragland in St. Clair, County Alabama to the Georgia line. The storm touched down near Ragland at 10:51 am. The storm struck Ohatchee, then roared across northeastern Calhoun County, passing near Piedmont and hitting Goshen in Cherokee County. The most disastrous damage occurred at Goshen, where the twister struck the Goshen United Methodist Church at 11:37am. 20 people were killed at the church, which did not hear the tornado warning issued 10 minutes earlier by the National Weather Service in Birmingham. A tornado watch had been issued at 9:30 am. Following the tornadoes, Vice President Al Gore pledged to extend NOAA Weatheradio coverage into the areas affected by the twisters, which had previously been unable to receive the alarm signals. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)
An F2 tornado caused much damage in Tallulah Falls, GA; then descended a 500 foot cliff to the base of nearby Tallulah Gorge, where it destroyed many trees. Debris in the gorge included letters from Piedmont, AL, some 140 miles SW of Tallulah Falls, and the site of an earlier F4 tornado. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2012 Accord Pub. 2011, USA)
 

[Dark Star]

1 hour ago, snowman19 said:

Once again, JB’s bombastic prediction of a huge return to deep winter, “delayed spring”, arctic cold and snowstorms in the east, from 3/15 through Easter Sunday looks to be a monumental, epic fail. I’m sure he will never acknowledge it and simply move on like it never even happened just like he does every year…..

Too many people have figured out that life's events happen too frequently for people to remember erroneous bad predictions or bombastic lies...

[MJO812]

1 hour ago, snowman19 said:

Once again, JB’s bombastic prediction of a huge return to deep winter, “delayed spring”, arctic cold and snowstorms in the east, from 3/15 through Easter Sunday looks to be a monumental, epic fail. I’m sure he will never acknowledge it and simply move on like it never even happened just like he does every year…..

He was just stating what the models showed in early to mid March. They did show a colder and potential snowy pattern. The NAO never went negative. 

[MJO812]

9 minutes ago, Dark Star said:

Too many people have figured out that life's events happen too frequently for people to remember erroneous bad predictions or bombastic lies...

Exactly

Alot of forecast busts happened this past winter. 

[Brian5671]

2 hours ago, snowman19 said:

Once again, JB’s bombastic prediction of a huge return to deep winter, “delayed spring”, arctic cold and snowstorms in the east, from 3/15 through Easter Sunday looks to be a monumental, epic fail. I’m sure he will never acknowledge it and simply move on like it never even happened just like he does every year…..

Mega bust there.   Couple cold days but not blocking to lock it in.   Canada was/is remains quite cold but it was locked up all month.  Only noteworthy event was the big midwest blizzard that gave Green Bay its 2nd highest snowfall of all time.  Otherwise most of the country was a giant torch.

[WeatherGeek2025]

today is a nice day!

[Brian5671]

7 minutes ago, WeatherGeek2025 said:

today is a nice day!

It will be compared to tomorrow!

[guinness77]

Some of you people are truly sick in the head. 

[Brian5671]

47 minutes ago, guinness77 said:

Some of you people are truly sick in the head. 

mostly trolling I think, no one thinks a 40 degree windy nasty day is nice