Environmental News Network - Freight Train of Atmospheric Rivers Brought Record Rain, Snow in March

Details: By NOAA; 12.Apr

March was a turbulent month weather-wise across the United States, as a series of western storms brought record amounts of precipitation and tornadoes ripped through parts of the South and the nation’s midsection.

Julie Swatson

March was a turbulent month weather-wise across the United States, as a series of western storms brought record amounts of precipitation and tornadoes ripped through parts of the South and the nation’s midsection.

Below are more takeaways from NOAA’s latest monthly U.S. climate report:

Climate by the numbers

March 2023

The average monthly temperature across the contiguous U.S. was 40.7 degrees F (0.8 of a degree above the 20th-century average), which ranked in the middle third of the 129-year climate record.

Temperatures were above average from the southern Plains to New England and in parts of the Great Lakes. Florida had its eighth-warmest March on record.

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Freight Train of Atmospheric Rivers Brought Record Rain, Snow in March