March 2026

[MJO812]

4 hours ago, Brian5671 said:

April may end up being a month long inferno.   No blocking appears to be in the cards

Agree. Models did show blocking but backed off on it.

Warm pattern ahead

[Brian5671]

70 here-well above forecast

[jm1220]

23 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

70 here-well above forecast

70 here too. Gorgeous. No sign of the Ambrose Jet yet, JFK only 10mph. 

[steve392]

74 in hackensack, nj and winds howling.  Like reallyyyyyyyy sick of these winds.  A few windy days in winter but it's right back to last year with wind daily. 

[TWCCraig]

Finally made it above 60!

61 and climbing. Much cooler on the south shore

[cmillzz]

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Agree. Models did show blocking but backed off on it.

Warm pattern ahead

It was always obvious this was going to be a very warm spring tbh, but some people kept trying to hang on to winter for as long as possible.

[jm1220]

2 minutes ago, TWCCraig said:

Finally made it above 60!

61 and climbing. Much cooler on the south shore

Still only 50 on the barrier islands or upper 40s. Awful. 

[FPizz]

71 and partly sunny.  Wind is gusty.  I see kdix is out once again.  I guess they need to replace the tape holding it together.

[PhiEaglesfan712]

2 minutes ago, cmillzz said:

It was always obvious this was going to be a very warm spring tbh, but some people kept trying to hang on to winter for as long as possible.

I mean, I called this back in early February. I just knew the cold pattern wasn't going to last forever. 3 solid BN temperature months is the most we can get at a time. The last time it happened was in January-March 2015. April 2015 is when things turned warmer, and May 2015 was a near record warm month.

It looks like the same thing is happening.

[nycwinter]

the temps overperformed today then what was expected expected high was suppose to be 65 in the city..

[SACRUS]

Made it to 74 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

Just got back from a run and I’m sweating like crazy. Just far enough inland to get into some decent warmth. Decent fetch over land in western Nassua on the south shore vs eastern Nassua and Suffolk.


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[psv88]

made it to 67 here

[Brian5671]

35 minutes ago, psv88 said:

made it to 67 here

6-7!!!!

[uofmiami]

33 minutes ago, Santa Claus said:

KDIX hit by a Shahed 136

NOUS61 KPHI 301225
FTMDIX
Message Date:  Mar 30 2026 12:25:12

Critical maintenance will be conducted at KDIX through April 3. The radar will be down from approximately 12 to 21Z daily through Friday.

[MJO812]

2 hours ago, Brian5671 said:

6-7!!!!

 

[dmillz25]

Got up to 71 here

[nycwinter]

heavy downpours in the city..

[bluewave]

This could only be the 6th March with a low temperature staying over 60° at a spot like Newark.

https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=kewr

 

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Mar Warmest Minimum
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1998	63	0
2	1985	62	0
-	1910	62	0
3	1949	60	0
-	1945	60	0

[SACRUS]

yesterday

 

EWR: 73 / 46 (+13)
NYC: 73 / 47 (+13)

[bluewave]

4 minutes ago, SACRUS said:

yesterday

 

EWR: 73 / 46 (+13)
NYC: 73 / 47 (+13)

On track to finish the March 70° day count just behind 2012.

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Mar days reaching 70°
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1945	10	0
2	2012	9	0
3	1946	8	0
4	2026	6	1
5	2016	5	0
-	1998	5	0
-	1989	5	0
-	1986	5	0
-	1921	5	0
-	1913	5	0
-	1910	5	0

[Brian5671]

Another snowless March for the area-3rd in a row.

[SACRUS]

66 / 50 warmest start since last sep.   Enough sun the warmest spots get to 80 today. Warm but clouds Wednesday, still an outside shot at 80 in the warmest spots.  Thu chill down on onshore backdoor, reversed on Friday back in the upper 60s / low 70s.  The weekend is warm but still clouds and showers on easter.  By the th and beyond near normal overall.  Perhaps next warmup is at mid month.

 

[SACRUS]

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 85 (1998)
NYC: 86 (1998)
LGA: 82 (1998)
JFK: 74 (1986)


Lows:

EWR: 22 (1964)
NYC: 14 (1923)
LGA: 24 (1964)
JFK: 21 (1964)

Historical:

1771-72: Washington in the winter of 1771-72 had over 50 inches of snow - much like the snowy winter of 1995-1996 when 40-60 inches of snow fell in the Washington area. (Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss)

1805-06: During the winter of 1805-06 only 4.5 inches of snow fell similar to the winter of 2000-2001. (Washington Weather Book 2002 by Ambrose, Henry, Weiss)

1843: Four feet of snow was still on the ground at Gardiner, ME following the snowiest March on record.

1890 - Saint Louis, MO, received 20 inches of snow in 24 hours. It was the worst snowstorm of record for the St Louis. (David Ludlum)

1892: The “Grim Reaper” at work? An outbreak of significant tornadoes raked parts of TX - OK - KS - NE. Near Wellington, KS, 4 people in a farming family died when a reaper was thrown into their home by an F4 tornado. The same storm injured 13 family members in another home. (Ref. Weather Guide Calendar with Phenomenal Weather Events 2011 Accord Pub. 2010, USA)
(David Ludlum)

1907: This month was very warm in Oklahoma City, OK. Many daily records remain on the books, including three daily high temperature records and six daily records for the warmest low temperature. The hottest temperature ever recorded in March also occurred during this year: 97° and the warmest low temperature ever recorded in March: 68°. Overall, the month ranked as the second warmest March ever; with an average temperature of 59.5°, slightly more than nine degrees above normal. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)


1933: 37 people were killed and 170 were injured as an F4 tornado moved through Jones, Jasper, Clarke counties in Mississippi. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)


1942: 107 inches of rain fell during the month at Puu Kukui at Maui, Hawaii to set the U.S. record for rainfall in one month. The same place also holds the annual rainfall record for the United States with 578 inches in 1950.

1954 - The temperature at Rio Grande City, TX, hit 108 degrees, which for thirty years was a U.S. record for the month of March. (The Weather Channel)

1959: A round of severe storms caused damage across much of Oklahoma. In Noble and Pawnee Counties, tornadoes caused damage to farms, while in Shawnee, a golf ball sized hailstone knocked one person unconscious. Baseball size hail fell in Thackerville, with some stones as large as 11 to 12 inches in circumference. This created holes in roofs, windshields, and even produced craters in the ground. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1962 - A tornado struck the town of Milton, FL, killing 17 persons and injuring 100 others. It was the worst tornado disaster in Florida history. (David Ludlum)

1973 - A devastating tornado took a nearly continuous 75 mile path through north central Georgia causing more than 113 million dollars damage, the highest total of record for a natural disaster in the state. (The Weather Channel)

1979: The maximum temperature for the date is 85 °F in Washington, DC and also in 1981. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)

1981: The maximum temperature for the date is 85 °F in Washington, DC and also in 1979. (Ref. Washington Weather Records - KDCA)
 

1987 - March went out like a lion in the northeastern U.S. A slow moving storm produced heavy snow in the Lower Great Lakes Region, and heavy rain in New England. Heavy rain and melting snow caused catastrophic flooding along rivers and streams in Maine and New Hampshire. Strong southerly winds ahead of the storm gusted to 62 mph at New York City, and reached 87 mph at Milton MA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - March went out like a lion in eastern Colorado. A winter-like storm produced 42 inches of snow at Lake Isabel, including 20 inches in six hours. Fort Collins reported 15 inches of snow in 24 hours. Winds gusted to 80 mph at Centerville UT. Albuquerque NM received 14 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Carolina to Pennsylvania. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 76 mph at Cape Henry VA. While squalls blanketed northwest Pennsylvania with up to 9 inches of snow, thunderstorms in eastern Pennsylvania produced golf ball size hail at Avondale. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - The month of March went out just as it came in, like a lamb. Marquette MI, which started the month with a record high of 52 degrees, equalled their record for the date with a reading of 62 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

1991: Anchorage recorded an all time seasonal snowfall total of 145.9 inches.

1996: March ended another month of extreme dryness. The period from July 1995 through March 1996 was the driest period ever at many locations across western Kansas, with records dating back 120 years. The wheat crop was almost completely wiped out by the drought. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1997: During the peak of the storm from about 11 p.m. March 31 to 3 a.m. April 1, snow fell in Boston at an almost unheard-of rate of 3 inches per hour, some of the heaviest Boston had ever seen. Numerous lightning strikes and thunderclaps accompanied the extremely heavy snow, which accumulated one foot (12 inches) in just that four hour period. Moderate to heavy snow continued through midmorning before tapering off. The 25.4 inches that fell at Boston's Logan International Airport was the third-biggest snowstorm in Boston history (biggest in the month of April) behind the North American blizzard of 2003 (27.5 inches ) and the Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 27.1 inches and made April 1997 the Boston's snowiest April on record (the previous record being a mere 13.3 inches). It also set a record for Boston's greatest April 24-hour snowfall. Parts of New England received 50 to 70 mph wind gusts at the height of the storm. Providence recorded 18 inches of snow which was the fourth greatest on record at the time. Other parts of New England reported more than 30 inches] and up to three feet with Worcester receiving 33 inches, the city's largest snowfall in history. (Ref. The Major Late Season Snowstorm) Ref. (NWS Ranking for Storms between 1956 and 2011) This is the 38th Worst Snowstorm
 

2006: March 2006 was not only the driest March but also tied the record of the driest month in the last 26 years at Annandale Weather Center with October 2000. No measurable precipitation occurred in Annandale for 18 days from March 3rd through March 20th. This is now the longest period without measurable precipitation since 2001 when the 26-year record was set of 34 days from Oct. 17th - Nov. 19th. (Annandale Weather Center)

2010 - Jacksonville, Florida's, record streak of days with high temperatures below 80 degrees comes to an end at 105 days. It was also Jacksonville's first 80 degree reading of the year. The previous latest first 80 degree day was on March 14, 1978

2010: After three significant low pressure systems drenched the region, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey all measured their wettest March in 116 years. Of the storms striking the Northeast in March, the huge Nor'easter that hammered the region on March 12-14 was the fiercest. Another rainstorm on March 29-31 pushed numerous rivers over their banks in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, resulting in historical flooding across Rhode Island. Residents in East Providence clamored aboard boats to evacuate their homes. Storm total rainfall reached 9.97 inches in Washington County, Rhode Island. The monthly total of 16.34 inches set an all-time monthly record in Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston, Massachusetts, with 14.87 inches, had its soggiest month in 55 years. (Ref. Weatherwise U.S. Weather Highlights of 2010 page 5)

[SACRUS]

16 minutes ago, bluewave said:

On track to finish the March 70° day count just behind 2012.

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Mar days reaching 70°
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1945	10	0
2	2012	9	0
3	1946	8	0
4	2026	6	1
5	2016	5	0
-	1998	5	0
-	1989	5	0
-	1986	5	0
-	1921	5	0
-	1913	5	0
-	1910	5	0

+20 daily dep day coming up, records looks just safe in the big sites EWR, NYC, LGA etc

[SACRUS]

18 minutes ago, bluewave said:

On track to finish the March 70° day count just behind 2012.

Time Series Summary for NEWARK LIBERTY INTL AP, NJ - Month of Mar days reaching 70°
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.

1	1945	10	0
2	2012	9	0
3	1946	8	0
4	2026	6	1
5	2016	5	0
-	1998	5	0
-	1989	5	0
-	1986	5	0
-	1921	5	0
-	1913	5	0
-	1910	5	0

Mar 2012 was +8.7 but never reached 80 . Just consistently warm each day.  This month will end around +4.2 in EWR

[SACRUS]

Brunt of the rainfall is focused around the periphery of the ridge the next 5 dys / week. 

[bluewave]

26 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

Another snowless March for the area-3rd in a row.

March is becoming too warm for much snow during the 2020s. It will be interesting to see if we can sneak in a snowier bounce back March before the 2020s ends. Even though several spots haven’t seen a 10” event in March since 1993, most would be happy with a nice 1-3” or 2-4” type event.