"Mind-Boggling" March; 7,577 All-Time Record Daily High Temps Set Across US - Bloomberg
New York’s airports and Chicago had their all-time warmest March while Central Park had its second- hottest as thousands of weather records were set or tied across the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. The average temperature for the month at John F. Kennedy International Airport was 48.5 degrees Fahrenheit (9.2 Celsius) topping the previous record of 47.7 set in 1973, the weather service said. At LaGuardia Airport, the new record is 50.8, exceeding 49.8 in 1945.
The average in Chicago was 53.5 degrees. That topped the previous mark of 48.6 degrees set in 1910 and matched in 1945, the weather service said, citing data compiled since 1873.
“To put it in perspective, if it was April, it would still be in the top 10, as far as warmest. It is mind-boggling,” said Tom Kines, a meteorologist for AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. “There are many areas across the Upper Midwest that have had their warmest March ever. That seems to be where the core of the warmth was.”
In New York’s Central Park, the average temperature was 50.9 degrees, 8.9 degrees above normal although below the record 51.1 degrees in 1945, according to the weather service. Across the U.S., 7,700 daily high temperatures records were set or matched in March, according to the National Climate Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The warm weather contributed to a decline in natural gas prices, as less of the energy was needed to heat homes and business.
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