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Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic region and parts of southern New England saw daily record rainfall today.  Daily records through 6 pm included:

Allentown: 1.73" (old record: 1.12", 2005)
Atlantic City: 2.69" (old record: 1.59", 2005)
Binghamton: 1.03" (old record: 0.74", 1968)
Bridgeport: 3.28" (old record: 1.28", 2020)
Hartford: 1.96" (old record: 1.14", 2020)
Islip: 2.22" (old record: 1.32", 2020)
New York City-Central Park: 3.66" (old record: 1.60", 1929) ***3rd highest daily rainfall in March***
New York City-JFK Airport: 3.13" (old record: 1.28", 2020)
New York City-LaGuardia Airport: 3.47" (old record: 1.44", 2020)
Newark: 2.97" (old record: 1.52", 1961)
Philadelphia: 3.09" (old record: 1.36", 2005)
Poughkeepsie: 2.05" (old record: 0.83", 1944)
Trenton: 2.91" (old record: 1.62", 1961)
White Plains: 3.00" (old record: 1.20", 2001)
Wilmington, DE: 2.81" (old record: 2.05", 1903)

Philadelphia's daily rainfall also set a new record for highest daily rainfall for any day in March. The previous record of 2.79" was set on March 15, 1912.

As a result of today's rainfall, March 2024 now ranks among the 10 wettest Marches on record in New York City. In addition, 66% of the top 10 wettest months have occurred since 2000, even as the 2000s account for just 16% of months in New York City's climate record. Top 10 wettest and warmest months are both disproportionately represented by the 2000s.

In the wake of today's storm, tomorrow will be blustery and unseasonably cold. Moderation will follow. The closing days of March could turn warmer. However, the kind of warmth that occurred earlier in March is unlikely.

It is very likely that New York City's Central Park will finish the 2023-2024 snow season with less than 10" of seasonal snowfall for a record second consecutive season. Records go back to 1869.

The ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly was +0.4°C and the Region 3.4 anomaly was +1.1°C for the week centered around March 13. For the past six weeks, the ENSO Region 1+2 anomaly has averaged +0.88°C and the ENSO Region 3.4 anomaly has averaged +1.42°C. The ongoing basinwide El Niño event is now fading. Neutral conditions could develop during the spring.

The SOI was +3.68 today.

The preliminary Arctic Oscillation (AO) was +0.097 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 48.2° (5.5° above normal).

 

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29 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Right, I expected them all to be over 3" by the end of the storm.

Do you think this is going to be our last freezing or below temperatures for the airports and the park tonight or tomorrow night?

Possibly not if GFS 12z was on track, first week of April looks rather cool with a rain-snow threat near end of run (on April 8). Would estimate a -3 anomaly for April 1-8 if that guidance verified, but of course it's the GFS past ten days so ...

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57 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Larkfield Rd in Commack closed from flooding. At least this time it didn’t shut down Jericho Turnpike. Huntington Village flooded pretty good too, that’s where there were amounts over 4”. Otherwise getting pretty gusty now.

My gym is on the corner of Larkfield and Jericho, the 24 hour fitness. Totally flooded with cars stuck. Took some photos but cannot post them here 

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1 hour ago, jm1220 said:

@uofmiami Did you send your rain total to Upton? Most recent amount they have for Syosset is 3.7”. 

No, when I do they tend to use the co-op’s total. So I have stopped reporting it. It’s on cwop for them to take if they want, they take my Muttontown station from there. 

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3 hours ago, Roger Smith said:

3.66" at NYC, ranks third highest daily rainfall in March. 

Yeah, a top 3 finish with JFK recording it’s wettest March.

Maximum 1-Day Total Precipitation 
for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Value
Ending Date
Period of record: 1869-01-01 to 2024-03-23
1 4.25 1876-03-25
2 3.86 2010-03-13
3 3.66 2024-03-23
4 3.44 1977-03-22
5 3.10 1983-03-18
6 2.98 2005-03-28
7 2.95 1914-03-01
8 2.94 1901-03-11
9 2.63 1979-03-06
10 2.61 1953-03-13


 

Time Series Summary for JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NY - Month of Mar
Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending.
Rank
Year
Total Precipitation 
Missing Count
1 2024 8.79 8
2 2010 8.62 0
3 1980 8.17 0
4 1953 7.93 0
5 2001 7.00 0
6 1993 6.83 0
7 1983 6.66 0
8 1984 5.99 0
9 2017 5.79 0
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25 minutes ago, SnoSki14 said:

Despite record warmth this month we're still getting late freezes.

29F this morning

If we had another week of the 65-75+ warmth and then got hit with these freezes we would have seen a lot of bloom damage. 

It figures the MJO would wait until March to finally go into phase 8 like last year. 

 

Time Series Summary for NY CITY CENTRAL PARK, NY
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Ending Date
Lowest Min Temperature Mar 19 to Mar 31
Missing Count
2024-03-31 29 8
2023-03-31 29 0


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37 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

A first in meteorological history….snow falling with +5 850’s in late March

Don't forget the Tony classic of not a single rain ob in the entirety of the states of NH/VT when the whole southern portion of NH was raining.

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Low of 29 with 3 inches in the bucket. Now to a sunny 36 and on the way to 50 / upper 40s.  One more clear day Monday with more low - mid 50s before clouds and showers return to open the season Wed/ Thu.  Right now Easter weekend looks clear and quite nice ahead of the next system / chill in early next month as things are liekly to remain active.

 

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Records:

Highs:

EWR: 77 (1988)
NYC: 76 (1988)
LGA: 74 (1988)


Lows:

EWR: 16 (1940)
NYC: 13 (1888)
LGA:  17 (1940)


Historical:

 

1912 - Residents of Kansas City began to dig out from a storm produced 25 inches of snow in 24 hours. The snowfall total was nearly twice that of any other storm of modern record in Kansas City before or since that time. A record 40 inches of snow fell during the month of March that year, and the total for the winter season of 67 inches was also a record. By late February of that year Kansas City had received just six inches of snow. Olathe KS received 37 inches of snow in the snowstorm, establishing a single storm record for the state of Kansas. (23rd-24th) (The Kansas City Weather Almanac) (The Weather Channel)

 

1929: St. Louis, Missouri soared to 92 degrees; their all-time record high for March. 

 

1975: "The Governor's Tornado" hop-scotched a 13-mile path across the western part of Atlanta, GA during the early morning hours, causing considerable damage to the Governor's mansion. Hundreds of expensive homes, businesses and apartment complexes were damaged. Total losses were estimated at $56 million. Three people lost their lives, and the F3 tornado 

1987 - A winter-like storm in the central U.S. produced blizzard conditions from South Dakota to western Kansas. Snowfall totals ranged up to 24 inches at Neligh NE, with 19 inches at Winner SD. Winds gusting to 60 mph created twelve foot snow drifts in Nebraska stranding thousands on the highways. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather from Minnesota to northeastern Texas. The thunderstorms spawned ten tornadoes, including one which injured five persons near Raymondville MO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Low pressure off the coast of Virginia brought heavy rain to the Middle Atlantic Coast States, and heavy snow to the Northern Appalachians. Cape Hatteras NC was soaked with 5.20 inches of rain in 24 hours, and snowfall totals in Vermont ranged up to 12 inches. Winds gusted to 52 mph at New York City. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - The storm system which produced heavy snow in the Lower Missouri Valley the previous day, spread heavy snow across parts of the Upper Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. Snowfall totals of 2.2 inches at Philadelphia PA and 2.4 inches at Atlantic City NJ were records for the date. Up to six inches of snow blanketed southern Ohio. In the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, snow coated the blossoms of cherry trees which had bloomed in 80 degree weather the previous week. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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