OBSERVER REPORTS

Most of the data displayed below have been taken from personal weather stations that are part of The Weather Underground's extensive network of weather observers.

MAR 2024		Temperature							Precipitation
		Avg	Avg						Liquid			Frozen
STATION	LOCATION	Max	Min	Avg	Max	Day	Min	Day	Sum	Max	Day	Sum	Max	Day
Milford	CONNECTICUT	53.1	36.1	44.6	69	15	23	1	10.56	3.01	23	---	---	---
Bergenfield	NEW JERSEY	55.4	37.7	46.5	75	14	24	1	8.44	2.81	23	T	T	10
Bayonne	NEW JERSEY	55.6	39.9	47.8	74	14	29	22	8.76	3.19	23	---	---	---
Cedar Grove	NEW JERSEY	54.8	37.1	45.9	75	14	23	22	9.35	2.93	23	---	---	---
Cresskill	NEW JERSEY	55.7	36.6	46.2	76	14	23	1	7.05	2.47	23	---	---	---
Dumont	NEW JERSEY	55.0	36.4	45.7	75	14	23	1	9.59	3.13	23	---	---	---
Emerson	NEW JERSEY	54.7	37.9	46.3	76	14	24	1	5.39	2.37	23	---	---	---
Englewood	NEW JERSEY	54.7	37.9	46.3	75	14	26	22	9.43	3.34	23	---	---	---
Fairlawn	NEW JERSEY	55.3	38.0	46.7	77	14	25	1	9.38	2.86	23	---	---	---
Hoboken	NEW JERSEY	55.1	40.6	47.9	73	15	29	22	8.20	3.03	23	---	---	---
Jersey City	NEW JERSEY	53.5	40.1	46.8	71	15	29	22	6.09	2.38	23	---	---	---
Leonia	NEW JERSEY	55.1	38.1	46.6	75	14	26	1	9.81	3.61	23	---	---	---
Marcella	NEW JERSEY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Maywood	NEW JERSEY	55.1	38.1	46.6	75	14	25	1	9.12	2.53	23	---	---	---
New Milford	NEW JERSEY	55.3	38.3	46.8	75	14	26	1	9.79	3.39	23	---	---	---
Newark Airport	NEW JERSEY	56.5	40.4	48.5	75	15	29	22	7.99	3.10	23	T	T	11
Northvale	NEW JERSEY	54.8	37.3	46.1	76	14	24	1	7.20	2.39	23	---	---	---
Norwood	NEW JERSEY	57.7	36.6	47.2	81	14	23	1	8.48	2.81	23	---	---	---
River Edge	NEW JERSEY	56.0	37.6	46.8	75	14	24	1	8.60	2.64	23	---	---	---
Saddle Brook	NEW JERSEY	55.4	38.2	46.8	76	14	24	1	9.25	2.96	23	---	---	---
Somerset	NEW JERSEY	55.9	36.5	46.2	77	14	21	1	7.63	2.78	23	T	T	10
South Amboy	NEW JERSEY	55.0	38.5	46.8	72	15	24	1	8.47	2.99	23	---	---	---
Tenafly	NEW JERSEY	55.0	39.0	47.0	75	14	27	22	9.14	3.21	23	---	---	---
Teterboro	NEW JERSEY	54.2	38.2	46.2	74	14	25	1	8.97	3.28	23	---	---	---
Weehawken	NEW JERSEY	54.7	39.3	47.0	72	15	27	22	9.56	3.86	23	---	---	---
Greenwood Lake	NEW YORK	51.5	34.2	42.9	72	14	20	22	8.09	3.05	23	---	---	---
Nyack	NEW YORK	55.9	36.4	46.2	74	15	22	22	1.51	0.37	23	---	---	---
Sparkill	NEW YORK	56.5	36.0	46.3	78	14	22	22	5.43	1.46	23	---	---	---
Suffern	NEW YORK	54.8	35.4	45.1	77	14	21	22	6.91	2.39	23	---	---	---
Yonkers	NEW YORK	54.6	38.8	46.7	74	14	27	22	10.86	3.83	23	---	---	---
Battery Park	NEW YORK CITY	54.3	38.6	46.5	75	14	26	22	90.95	7.24	29	---	---	---
Brooklyn Heights	NEW YORK CITY	55.3	41.2	48.3	74	14	30	22	10.15	3.43	23	---	---	---
Bronx	NEW YORK CITY	53.7	39.7	46.7	72	14	28	22	9.08	3.25	23	---	---	---
Central Park	NEW YORK CITY	55.7	40.6	48.1	74	14	29	22	9.06	3.66	23	T	T	11
City Island	NEW YORK CITY	52.0	39.7	45.9	70	14	29	22	8.97	3.52	23	---	---	---
Coney Island	NEW YORK CITY	52.8	40.1	46.5	72	15	29	22	8.16	2.48	23	---	---	---
East Village	NEW YORK CITY	57.4	41.2	49.3	76	14	29	22	9.13	3.21	23	---	---	---
Hells Kitchen	NEW YORK CITY	55.0	43.3	49.2	71	14	32	22	9.28	3.08	23	---	---	---
JFK Airport	NEW YORK CITY	54.5	39.3	46.9	72	15	28	22	9.88	3.13	23	T	T	11
LaGuardia Airport	NEW YORK CITY	54.3	40.3	47.3	72	15	29	22	9.62	3.47	23	T	T	11
Norton Point	NEW YORK CITY	51.8	40.1	46.0	64	15	30	22	9.31	3.05	23	---	---	---
Sunset Park	NEW YORK CITY	54.6	40.1	47.4	73	14	28	22	10.04	3.34	23	---	---	---
Cape May	NEW JERSEY SHORE	56.3	40.1	48.2	77	14	25	1	7.95	1.86	23	---	---	---
Cliffwood Beach	NEW JERSEY SHORE	55.0	38.7	46.9	73	15	26	1	8.63	3.06	23	---	---	---
Highlands	NEW JERSEY SHORE	53.0	40.1	46.6	73	15	30	22	10.58	2.88	23	---	---	---
Keyport	NEW JERSEY SHORE	53.3	40.4	46.9	69	14	29	1	8.24	2.75	23	---	---	---
Leonardo	NEW JERSEY SHORE	54.6	39.5	47.1	74	15	26	1	6.92	2.20	23	---	---	---
Point Pleasant	NEW JERSEY SHORE	54.3	39.4	46.9	73	15	27	1	10.19	2.62	23	---	---	---
Kempton Park	SOUTH AFRICA	84.7	60.1	72.5	92	13	55	1	2.06	0.60	10	---	---	---

Rudy Nickmann in Bergenfield, New Jersey

Temperatures averaged 4.4°F (2.4°C) above normal here in Bergenfield, New Jersey during this past March with an average of 46.5°F (8.0°C). A maximum temperature of 75°F (23.9°C) was reached on the 14th. The minimum of 24°F (-4.4°C) was recorded on the 1st.

Precipitation was well above normal at 8.44" ( 214.1mm ). Only a trace of snow was noted for the month.

The major weather event for the month was the torrential rainfall accompanied by widespread street flooding that visited the region on the 23rd. Precipitation totals exceeding 3.00 inches were commonly recorded throughout the New York City metropolitan area.

Two new daily records were set this month. The maximum temperature of 75°F on the 14th set a new daily mark along with rainfall of 2.81" ( 71.4mm ) that fell on the 23rd.

Jeffrey Morrison in Somerset, New Jersey

March saw significantly higher than normal temperatures and precipitation.
The average temperature for March was 46.2° which was +5.4° above the New Brunswick 1991-2020 average. This marked the fourth straight month with significantly higher temperatures. The old saying is that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. From a temperature standpoint, the reverse was true this year. The first 15 days of March averaged 48.6°, almost 8° above normal, including the month’s high of 77° on the 14th (one of three straight days with spring-like 70s). The second half of the month averaged 44.0°. The low temperature was 21° on the 1st. Last year, March averaged 41.8°.

Precipitation for March totaled 7.62” which was +3.23” (+73%) above the New Brunswick 1991-2020 average. This was almost as much precipitation as in January and February combined (7.77”). The month started out wet with 7 of the first 10 days having measurable precipitation, totaling almost 4.3”. That was followed by 9 days without any measurable precipitation between the 11th and 19th. A strong storm on the 23rd brought another 2.78” to Canal Walk, the most in a single day since 7.60” from the remnant of Hurricane Ida on Sept 1, 2021. There was a brief snow squall on the 10th resulting in a trace, the only snow of the month. Total snow for the season remains at 20.6” (historical average through March is 28.4”). YTD precipitation is 15.40” which compares to 9.20” in 2023.

Jeff Kunick in Cedar Grove, New Jersey

For the 1964-2024 March averages, temperature was 6.3º warmer than normal, precipitation was 4.85” above normal, and snowfall was 1.1” below normal. No daily high or low temperature or snowfall records were set. Daily precipitation records were set on the 9th (2.70”) and the 23rd (2.93”). Temperature for the year is 39.1° which is 5.9° above normal.

Precipitation for the year stands at 19.28” which is 7.33” above normal. Snowfall for the season remains at 19.1” which is 17.3” below normal. No thunder or severe weather was noted.

Dave Cox in Kempton Park, South Africa

This has been the warmest March on record. Only the highest absolute maximum temperature and highest daily range failed to exceed previous records. The mean maximum upto the 20th was 87.8°F degrees. It was a dry month with rainfall only 53% of usual.