https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2020/04/march-verification.html
March Review
Here we our expressed thoughts relative to March back in November:
"Winter will be waning long before month's end in the absence of high latitude blocking, given the hellacious southeast ridge in place. However, at least some sustained blocking is likely. And since there will be cold air lurking to the north at the very least, this does not look like a "dead-ratter", even without blocking. Temperatures should average around 1 degree below normal in New England, and around normal in the mid atlantic". -
Eastern Mass Weather 11-13-19
Here is how the month actually verified in terms of temperature anomalies:
The month was much milder and featured less snowfall than anticipated across southern New England. This due to the fact that while the RNA pattern was every bit as prevalent as anticipated, the expected blocking did not materialize until the tail end of the month.
This had the most profound impact on the southern New England region, where the mean monthly temperature departure averaged near +4F, as opposed to the forecast -1 anomaly. The forecast was much more accurate across northern New England, where the nearby cold created more opportunities for snow, as well as the mid atlantic, where milder weather was expected.