March 31, 2026 Tuesday Spring Weather
Warm and wet pattern across central and eastern Lower 48 south of the warm front
March 2026 was the warmest March in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 50.8°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 43.6°F (+7.3°F).
March 2026 was the 8th-driest March in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 1.8in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.5in (-0.7in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
RTMA Current Temperature Analysis | 11:15 AM ET
Lower 48 average was 55.4°F with already 174 million above 70°F
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