March 2025 General Discussion

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Out like a lion. 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Nice little weenie band about to rotate through. 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Won’t last long but a scenic early evening here. 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

1.7” of snowfall at the airport yesterday. Surprisingly very little melting as the snow depth was just reported as 2”

[sbnwx85]

Snowflakes flying here.

[A-L-E-K]

6z gfs with a massive area of 12"+ rains to our south, guess they can keep that

[TheClimateChanger]

Very impressive warmth during the month of March, especially with respect to daytime high temperatures. In most locations, temperatures have only been exceeded one or two times since 1946.

Detroit, Michigan
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  61.0
2     1945  58.6
3     1946  55.6
4     2021  54.7
5     2025  54.1
6     2000  53.9
7     1910  53.6
8     2010  52.5
9     2016  51.9
10    1921  51.8

 

Chicago, Illinois
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  63.3
2     1945  59.5
3     1946  57.6
4     1910  56.6
5     1921  55.3
6     2025  54.6
7     2000  54.6
8     1968  53.4
9     1938  53.4
10    2021  53.3

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  57.5
2     1910  55.4
3     1878  54.6
4     1946  51.3
5     2000  50.5
6     2025  50.2
7     2021  50.1
8     1968  50.1
9     2010  50.0
10    1945  50.0

 

Indianapolis, Indiana
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  67.1
2     1910  62.5
3     1945  61.9
4     1946  61.8
5     1921  60.8
6     2025  60.1
7     2007  59.0
8     1973  59.0
9     1918  58.9

 

Toledo, Ohio
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  61.5
2     1945  60.0
3     1946  57.5
4     2021  57.4
5     1910  56.7
6     2025  55.0
7     2024  54.4
8     2000  54.1
9     1921  54.1
10    1973  53.2

 

Des Moines, Iowa
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  66.8
2     1910  63.4
3     2025  59.2
4     1946  57.4
5     1918  57.4
6     1945  56.5
7     2016  56.4
8     2000  56.3
9     1938  56.2
10    2024  56.0

 

Moline, Illinois
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  64.4
2     1910  61.4
3     1945  59.7
4     1946  59.2
5     2025  58.2
6     1878  56.4
7     2000  56.3
8     2024  56.0
9     2007  55.8
10    1918  55.8

[Brian D]

Looking good so far.

 

[michsnowfreak]

Some of the photos from northern Michigan the last few days were just incredible. The ice storm in northern lower MI was devastating, but also so beautiful, and as much as 16-19" snow fell in the Marquette area. Absolutely jealous of that snow even though its spring.

Here, after a colder than average January & February with ample snowcover days, we went from deep winter to sudden spring, March ending up as the 7th warmest on record and tying with 1961 for the 10th least snowy on record with 0.4". Whats interesting about the warmth is that it was the daytime highs, not lows, that did the heavy lifting. The march max was the 5th warmest on record but the min just the 21st warmest on record. The initial bouts of warmth in March came with still-frozen ground, but a sudden greening of grass took place the last 2 or 3 days of the month.

[TheClimateChanger]

  On 4/1/2025 at 12:58 PM, michsnowfreak said:

Some of the photos from northern Michigan the last few days were just incredible. The ice storm in northern lower MI was devastating, but also so beautiful, and as much as 16-19" snow fell in the Marquette area. Absolutely jealous of that snow even though its spring.

Here, after a colder than average January & February with ample snowcover days, we went from deep winter to sudden spring, March ending up as the 7th warmest on record and tying with 1961 for the 10th least snowy on record with 0.4". Whats interesting about the warmth is that it was the daytime highs, not lows, that did the heavy lifting. The march max was the 5th warmest on record but the min just the 21st warmest on record. The initial bouts of warmth in March came with still-frozen ground, but a sudden greening of grass took place the last 2 or 3 days of the month.

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It was the second largest diurnal range on record for the month of March at Detroit, behind only 2021. Maybe someone contrary to expectations, it seems like recent years have had larger diurnal ranges with five of the top 10 values occurring since 2009.

Average Diurnal Range
Rank    Year    Value
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1       2021    23.5
2       2025    22.0
3       1969    21.7
4       1945    21.4
5       1968    21.4
6       1976    20.7
7       2012    20.6
8       1995    20.3
9       2010    20.2
10      2009    20.1

[madwx]

10th warmest March on record here in Madison.  have some cool shots coming up in April but not expecting a below average month

[Brian D]

  On 4/1/2025 at 12:47 AM, Brian D said:

Looking good so far.

 

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Looks like there settling on this range. Hope it pans, as we really need a good dump of precip, and snow is the best, as it melts into the ground slowly. No frost, so runoff at a minimum. 

[Baum]

  On 3/31/2025 at 7:59 PM, TheClimateChanger said:

Very impressive warmth during the month of March, especially with respect to daytime high temperatures. In most locations, temperatures have only been exceeded one or two times since 1946.

Detroit, Michigan
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  61.0
2     1945  58.6
3     1946  55.6
4     2021  54.7
5     2025  54.1
6     2000  53.9
7     1910  53.6
8     2010  52.5
9     2016  51.9
10    1921  51.8

 

Chicago, Illinois
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  63.3
2     1945  59.5
3     1946  57.6
4     1910  56.6
5     1921  55.3
6     2025  54.6
7     2000  54.6
8     1968  53.4
9     1938  53.4
10    2021  53.3

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  57.5
2     1910  55.4
3     1878  54.6
4     1946  51.3
5     2000  50.5
6     2025  50.2
7     2021  50.1
8     1968  50.1
9     2010  50.0
10    1945  50.0

 

Indianapolis, Indiana
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  67.1
2     1910  62.5
3     1945  61.9
4     1946  61.8
5     1921  60.8
6     2025  60.1
7     2007  59.0
8     1973  59.0
9     1918  58.9

 

Toledo, Ohio
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  61.5
2     1945  60.0
3     1946  57.5
4     2021  57.4
5     1910  56.7
6     2025  55.0
7     2024  54.4
8     2000  54.1
9     1921  54.1
10    1973  53.2

 

Des Moines, Iowa
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  66.8
2     1910  63.4
3     2025  59.2
4     1946  57.4
5     1918  57.4
6     1945  56.5
7     2016  56.4
8     2000  56.3
9     1938  56.2
10    2024  56.0

 

Moline, Illinois
Rank  Year  Mean Max Temperature
1     2012  64.4
2     1910  61.4
3     1945  59.7
4     1946  59.2
5     2025  58.2
6     1878  56.4
7     2000  56.3
8     2024  56.0
9     2007  55.8
10    1918  55.8

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grass is still brown. Simpler stat.

[TheClimateChanger]

  On 4/1/2025 at 7:30 PM, Baum said:

grass is still brown. Simpler stat.

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I don't see the relevance, but it looks pretty green outside my house. 

[Chicago Storm]

  On 4/1/2025 at 7:30 PM, Baum said:

grass is still brown. Simpler stat.

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definitely a lot of green out there.

[Torchageddon]

Didn't get any synoptic winter storm here in Mar despite the overall harsh winter, the streak continues. It was a good March up til the last 4 days of terrible overcast, yesterday the 31st was loathsome cold wise. This winter had some good nuggets and it never got extremely cold meaning below -20C for more than 1 or 2 days.

[A-L-E-K]

  On 4/1/2025 at 7:40 PM, Chicago Storm said:

definitely a lot of green out there.

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yup, must be extra cold out in glen ellyn 

[Baum]

  On 4/1/2025 at 7:38 PM, TheClimateChanger said:

I don't see the relevance, but it looks pretty green outside my house. 

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just a little friendly shiat giving. 

[Chicago Storm]

March 2025 finished as the 10th warmest March on record for Chicago.

Warmest March's
1. 53.5° - 2012
2. 48.6° - 1945
2. 48.6° - 1910
4. 47.2° - 1946
5. 45.8° - 1921
6. 45.3° - 1878
7. 45.1° - 1973
7. 45.1° - 1938
9. 44.7° - 1977
10. 44.4° - 2025

[michsnowfreak]

  On 4/1/2025 at 8:49 PM, Baum said:

just a little friendly shiat giving. 

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Jokes aside, everything here was dormant and end-of-winter brown until 2 or 3 days before the end of March then like the snap of a finger the grass got green. Obviously still brown with all the bare trees, tho some have buds.