Mild March Could Be a Record-Setter
Unseasonable temperatures spur early bloom of Branch Brook Park cherry blossoms
Today is the first day of spring, but really, it was the winter that wasn't. Following a mild winter with little to no snow, March is looking to set the record for one of the warmest months in New Jersey since 1945, according to weather experts. "The fact is whether it's the warmest or the third warmest, we're talking about a century-worth of records," said New Jersey state climatologist Dr. David Robinson. "That's pretty impressive." In Newark, temperatures have been 9.2 degrees above average in March, with the warmest month ever recorded in 1945, when temperatures were 9.1 degrees above average, according to Robinson. But an upcoming surge of warm weather – Thursday is supposed to be in the upper 70s! – could help break that record, as …
