NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE UPTON, NEW YORK
CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK CITY
RECORDS 1869-2009
TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL NORMALS 1971-2000
HEATING DEGREE DAY NORMALS 1961-1990
MARCH
ACCUMULATED NORMAL
DAY SUN TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS GREATEST DAILY
EST NORMAL RECORD (HEATING) precipi-
rise set max min mean highest lowest month season tation snowfall
1 6:31 5:47 45 31 38 73 1972 4 1869 28 3632 2.95 1914 13.5 1914
2 6:29 5:48 46 31 39 72 1972 9 1891 55 3659 2.41 2007 10.0 1896
3 6:28 5:49 46 31 39 65 1991 11 2003* 82 3686 2.25 1906 12.5 1960
4 6:26 5:50 46 32 39 70 1974 6 1872 109 3713 1.65 1977 6.0 1893
5 6:24 5:51 46 33 39 72 1880 3 1872 135 3739 1.81 1920 8.6 1981
6 6:23 5:53 46 33 39 68 1935 5 1872 161 3765 2.63 1979 7.4 1916
7 6:21 5:54 47 33 40 74 1946 7 1890 187 3791 1.87 1967 6.0 1870
8 6:20 5:55 47 33 40 76 1987 8 1883 212 3816 1.78 1941 15.7 1941
9 6:18 5:56 47 34 40 75 2000 11 1996 237 3841 1.82 1998 5.3 1928
10 6:17 5:57 47 34 40 74 2006 12 1929 262 3866 1.62 1994 6.0 1907
11 6:15 5:58 48 34 41 73 1977 14 1960 286 3890 2.94 1901 4.0 1896
12 6:13 5:59 49 34 41 71 1890 8 1888 310 3914 2.33 1962 16.5 1888
13 6:12 6:00 49 34 41 85 1990 6 1888 334 3938 2.61 1953 10.2 1993
14 6:10 6:01 49 35 42 75 1946 12 1888 357 3961 1.02 1956 4.1 1958
15 6:08 6:02 49 35 42 77 1990 14 1993 380 3984 1.81 1912 6.5 1896
16 6:07 6:04 49 35 42 82 1990 13 1911 402 4006 2.03 2007 6.2 1956
17 6:05 6:05 50 35 43 75 1945 9 1916 424 4028 1.42 1968 3.0 1967
18 6:03 6:06 50 36 43 77 1989 7 1916 446 4050 3.10 1983 7.2 1892
19 6:02 6:07 50 36 43 76 1918 8 1967 467 4071 2.19 1881 7.8 1956
20 6:00 6:08 51 36 44 83 1945 11 1885 488 4092 1.93 1913 4.7 1958
21 5:58 6:09 52 36 44 84 1921 10 1885 509 4113 2.21 1980 7.1 1958
22 5:57 6:10 52 36 44 77 1938* 12 1885 530 4134 3.44 1977 9.0 1967
23 5:55 6:11 52 37 45 76 1923 13 1934 550 4154 1.60 1929 4.5 1896
24 5:54 6:12 53 37 45 76 1988 12 1888 570 4174 2.05 1989 1.2 1956
25 5:52 6:13 53 37 45 79 1963 13 1878 590 4194 4.25 1876 2.3 1872
26 5:50 6:14 53 38 46 76 1922 20 1960 609 4213 1.42 1914 1.2 1924
27 5:49 6:15 54 38 46 83 1998 20 1894 628 4232 1.79 1919 1.0 1886
28 5:47 6:16 54 38 46 84 1945 13 1923 647 4251 2.98 2005 1.5 1984
29 5:45 6:17 54 38 46 86 1945 10 1923 665 4269 2.03 1984 4.0 1970
30 5:44 6:18 55 39 47 82 1998 16 1887 683 4287 2.16 2001 4.5 1883
31 5:42 6:19 55 39 47 86 1998 14 1923 701 4305 2.20 1934 2.8 1890
MONTHLY NORMALS
MAX TEMPERATURE...49.8 MIN TEMPERATURE...35.1 MEAN TEMPERATURE...42.5
PRECIPITATION...4.37 INCHES SNOWFALL...3.2 INCHES
MONTHLY EXTREMES
WARMEST...51.1 1945 WETTEST...10.54 1983
COLDEST...30.0 1888 DRIEST....0.80 2006
*ALSO IN EARLIER YEAR(S) T=TRACE
VERNAL EQUINOX: MARCH 20, 2004 1:48 AM EST
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES FROM....THE U.S. OFFICE OF NAVAL OBSERVATORY, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20392-5100