How cold was March 2014?

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
605 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2014

HOW COLD WAS MARCH 2014?

FOR ALBANY NY...IT WAS THE 16TH COLDEST SINCE 1820. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 27.7 DEGREES WHICH IS 7.3 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL.

TOP 20 COLDEST MARCHES - ALBANY NY - RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1820.

1)  23.6 DEGREES 1885
2)  24.6 DEGREES 1863
3)  24.7 DEGREES 1875
4)  25.3 DEGREES 1843
5)  26.0 DEGREES 1888
6)  26.1 DEGREES 1916
7)  26.2 DEGREES 1869
8)  26.5 DEGREES 1960
9)  26.8 DEGREES 1940
10) 27.0 DEGREES 1836
11) 27.1 DEGREES 1896
12) 27.1 DEGREES 1950
13) 27.2 DEGREES 1872
14) 27.5 DEGREES 1856
15) 27.6 DEGREES 1887
16) 27.7 DEGREES 2014
17) 27.8 DEGREES 1900
18) 27.9 DEGREES 1956
19) 27.9 DEGREES 1941
20) 28.2 DEGREES 1906


FOR GLENS FALLS NY...IT WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1949. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 22.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 8.8 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL.

TOP 10 COLDEST MARCHES - GLENS FALLS NY - RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1949.

1)  22.5 DEGREES 2014
2)  24.7 DEGREES 1950
3)  25.2 DEGREES 1967
4)  26.1 DEGREES 1960
5)  26.4 DEGREES 1956
6)  26.9 DEGREES 2005
7)  27.1 DEGREES 1978
8)  27.2 DEGREES 1982
9)  27.4 DEGREES 2007
10) 27.6 DEGREES 1993


FOR POUGHKEEPSIE NY...IT WAS THE 6TH COLDEST SINCE 1949. THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 31.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.2 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.

TOP 10 COLDEST MARCHES - POUGHKEEPSIE NY - RECORDS DATE BACK TO
1949...HOWEVER DATA IS MISSING FROM JANUARY 1993 THROUGH JULY 2000.

1)  28.5 DEGREES 1960
2)  30.4 DEGREES 1956
3)  30.6 DEGREES 1984
4)  30.7 DEGREES 1967
5)  31.0 DEGREES 1950
6)  31.6 DEGREES 2014
7)  32.4 DEGREES 1978
8)  32.9 DEGREES 2005
9)  33.4 DEGREES 1992
10) 33.6 DEGREES 1969


FOR PITTSFIELD MA...THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 25.1 DEGREES
WHICH IS 6.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.


FOR BENNINGTON VT...THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 24.8
DEGREES WHICH IS 8.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NOTE THAT TEMPERATURE
DATA IS MISSING FOR THE 30TH AND 31ST.

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