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Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Monthly County Precipitation Normals (1991 - 2020) for March


... CONNECTICUT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

FAIRFIELD                4.28 
HARTFORD                 4.28 
LITCHFIELD               4.03 
MIDDLESEX                4.62 
NEW HAVEN                4.61 
NEW LONDON               4.74 
TOLLAND                  4.25 
WINDHAM                  4.50 

... MASSACHUSETTS ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BARNSTABLE               4.83 
BERKSHIRE                3.70 
BRISTOL                  5.31 
DUKES                    5.15 
ESSEX                    4.73 
FRANKLIN                 4.04 
HAMPDEN                  4.10 
HAMPSHIRE                3.88 
MIDDLESEX                4.49 
NANTUCKET                4.91 
NORFOLK                  4.89 
PLYMOUTH                 5.43 
SUFFOLK                  4.88 
WORCESTER                4.34 

... MAINE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ANDROSCOGGIN             3.77 
AROOSTOOK                3.05 
CUMBERLAND               4.05 
FRANKLIN                 3.46 
HANCOCK                  4.10 
KENNEBEC                 3.65 
KNOX                     4.50 
LINCOLN                  4.29 
OXFORD                   3.62 
PENOBSCOT                3.51 
PISCATAQUIS              3.15 
SAGADAHOC                4.23 
SOMERSET                 3.09 
WALDO                    3.95 
WASHINGTON               4.22 
YORK                     4.41 

... NEW HAMPSHIRE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BELKNAP                  3.52 
CARROLL                  4.02 
CHESHIRE                 3.73 
COOS                     3.52 
GRAFTON                  3.49 
HILLSBOROUGH             3.97 
MERRIMACK                3.61 
ROCKINGHAM               4.13 
STRAFFORD                3.98 
SULLIVAN                 3.33 

... NEW YORK ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ALBANY                   3.20 
ALLEGANY                 2.85 
BROOME *                 3.28 
CATTARAUGUS              3.25 
CAYUGA                   2.97 
CHAUTAUQUA               3.22 
CHEMUNG *                2.81 
CHENANGO *               3.49 
CLINTON                  2.54 
COLUMBIA                 3.17 
CORTLAND *               3.43 
DELAWARE *               3.46 
DUTCHESS                 3.54 
ERIE                     3.15 
ESSEX                    3.37 
FRANKLIN                 2.84 
FULTON                   3.77 
GENESEE                  2.62 
GREENE                   3.82 
HAMILTON                 3.86 
HERKIMER                 3.46 
JEFFERSON                2.90 
LEWIS                    3.31 
LIVINGSTON               2.50 
MADISON                  3.49 
MONROE                   2.47 
MONTGOMERY               3.27 
NASSAU                   4.33 
NEW YORK CITY            4.14 
NIAGARA                  2.62 
ONEIDA                   3.55 
ONONDAGA                 3.30 
ONTARIO                  2.65 
ORANGE                   3.85 
ORLEANS                  2.50 
OSWEGO                   3.54 
OTSEGO *                 3.55 
PUTNAM                   4.03 
RENSSELAER               3.12 
ROCKLAND                 3.98 
SARATOGA                 3.64 
SCHENECTADY              3.24 
SCHOHARIE                3.29 
SCHUYLER                 2.65 
SENECA                   2.59 
STEUBEN *                2.62 
ST LAWRENCE              2.75 
SUFFOLK                  4.64 
SULLIVAN *               3.61 
TIOGA *                  3.18 
TOMPKINS                 2.97 
ULSTER                   4.03 
WARREN                   3.85 
WASHINGTON               3.15 
WAYNE                    2.65 
WESTCHESTER              4.00 
WYOMING                  3.03 
YATES                    2.59 

... RHODE ISLAND ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

KENT                     5.08 
NEWPT&BRISTOL            5.28 
PROVIDENCE               4.93 
WASHINGTON               5.23 

... VERMONT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ADDISON                  2.81 
BENNINGTON               4.29 
CALEDONIA                3.03 
CHITTENDEN               2.85 
ESSEX                    3.15 
FRANKLIN                 2.97 
GRAND ISLE               2.32 
LAMOILLE                 3.53 
ORANGE                   3.08 
ORLEANS                  3.31 
RUTLAND                  3.55 
WASHINGTON               3.33 
WINDHAM                  4.22 
WINDSOR                  3.58 


NOTE: COUNTIES MARKED WITH A * ARE SERVICED
BY THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER.