It's been a "sizzler" this March for the Stateline area. Our average temperature this month is running about 15 degrees above average, and is on-pace to beat March 1945 as the warmest March on record! (Right now, our average temperature is near 50 for the entire month. March of 1945 averaged 48.2.)
The unusual warmth is being felt all the way up to the US/Canada border as well. Places like International Falls, MN and Marquette, MI are also experiencing their warmest March on record. In fact, people were seen swimming in Lake Superior over the past few days! (
Here are pictures as proof.) Just 9 days ago, I was cross country skiing in the Marquette area! (
Here is proof of that).
At left is an image of the current situation about three miles above the surface. (The United States is near the bottom-center of the screen.) You'll notice the big ridge in the eastern US, and an upper-low over west Texas with a broad southerly flow between the two features supporting thunderstorms in the Plains. Later this week, this upper-low will "chip-away" a little at this ridge bringing slight cooling. A trough dropping in from Canada will do the same thing later next week with temperatures perhaps getting below freezing at night. Overall, however, the next couple of weeks look to be above normal with this warm ridge of high pressure hanging around. This means that March 2012 has a very good chance of being our warmest 3rd month on record!
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