In my station's entire history (dating back to 1991) I recorded a high temperature of 80 or above in March only six times prior to this year.
This month it has happened three times.
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In my station's entire history (dating back to 1991) I recorded a high temperature of 80 or above in March only six times prior to this year.
This month it has happened three times.
It's been a roller coaster of a week in terms of temperatures in Central Illinois. Four daily temperature records at each end of the scale for my weather station.
Monday: 6.4° (old record 10.7° in 1997)
Tuesday: 10.7° (13° in 1993)
Thursday: 74° (71.9° in 2025)
Friday: 80° (69.4° in 2022)
I have a chance of breaking a couple more record highs this weekend.
Spring officially arrived for the Northern Hemisphere this morning. Spring begins on the Vernal Equinox, when the Earth's angle relative to the Sun causes the Sun's direct rays to fall on the Equator. Here's an article that goes into a little more detail.
https://weather.chadcalsyn.com/blog/how-do-we-define-seasons/