Cities in West, Northeast See Record Temperature Extremes in First Three Months of 2015

Chris Dolce
Published: April 1,2015



 
March 2015 featured a persistent weather pattern that was also in place during much of January and February. As a result, many cities have clinched their warmest or coldest first three months of the year.
The West experienced above-average temperatures with a ridge of high pressure being the dominant feature since January. In the Northeast and Great Lakes, temperatures have been much below average. This is due to an overall southward dip in the jet stream ushering in numerous bouts of arctic air.
Below is a look at a few of the larger cities that have seen their warmest or coldest January-March on record. Records date back to the late-1800s or early-1900s in many locations. Several of the cities that have seen their warmest first three months of the year also just recorded their warmest winter on record.

Warmest January-March on Record

Las Vegas
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 59.9 degrees
- Previous Record: 57.7 degrees (1986)
- Records date back to 1937
Los Angeles
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 64.8 degrees
- Previous Record: 64.3 degrees (1986)
- Records date back to 1875
Sacramento, California
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 56.9 degrees
- Previous Record: 56.5 degrees (1986)
- Records date back to 1877
Salt Lake City
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 42.6 degrees
- Previous Record: 41.8 degrees (1934)
- Records date back to 1874
San Diego:
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 63.5 degrees
- Previous Record: 62.2 degrees (2014)
- Records date back to 1877
Reno, Nevada
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 46.2 degrees
- Previous Record: 44.8 degrees (1934)
- Records date back to 1888

Coldest January-March on Record

Bangor, Maine
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 14.9 degrees
- Previous Record: 17.3 degrees (1948)
- Records date back to 1925
Hartford, Connecticut
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 24.2 degrees
- Previous Record: 26.1 degrees (1994, 1940)
- Records date back to 1904
Providence, Rhode Island
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 26 degrees
- Previous Record: 27.1 degrees (1978)
- Records date back to 1904
Syracuse, New York
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 17.8 degrees
- Previous Record: 20.6 degrees (1912)
- Records date back to 1902
Worcester, Massachusetts
- Average January-March 2015 Temperature: 21.9 degrees
- Previous Record: 23.1 degrees (1970)
- Records date back to 1892

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