March is always one of the hardest months to forecast because of the ever-changing weather. It will be sunny and near 70° one day and then raining and near 40° the next. March is definitely a transition month. Inspired by the blog below, take a look at some crazy March weather of the past.
1. The Blizzard of 1988.
The storm paralyzed the entire northeast from Maryland to Maine. Saratoga, NY reported 58" of snow and over 40" fell in Connecticut. The Big Apple also received 21" of snow and some of the snow drifts reached the second stories of many buildings. Winds of up to 70 mph accompanied the snow, creating blizzard conditions. If the snow wasn't bad enough, record cold temperatures followed the storm. Unfortunately, over 400 people were killed.
2. On the complete other end of the spectrum...
In 1990, Baltimore reached 95° for the hottest temperature in the country and Washington DC hit 89°. Amazingly, over 90 high temperature records were broken or tied. Some of those old records had been set 100 years ago or more. During this warm spell, the famous cherry blossoms in Washington bloomed around March 15, which was the earliest in history. Ironically, after 6 days of record warmth, 2-6 inches of snow fell just 8 days later.
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