March Smashes Heat Records for Continental US

March 2026 ranks as hottest since records started 130+ years ago

After thousands of new high temperature records were set across the lower 48 states, March 2026 concluded as the warmest March over 132 years, federal records show.

Study reveals 'nonsurvivable' record heat while Trump blocks climate solutions

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed Thursday that last month—which featured a heatwave that cooked the US West and caused a snow drought—was the hottest March in the 132-year record for the contiguous United States.The average temperature “was 50.85°F, 9.35°F above the 20th...

March 2026 was the hottest March since records started 130+ years ago

March 2026 concluded as the warmest March over 132 years of records, federal data shows.

U.S. just had its hottest March ever, in records dating back 132 years

The average maximum temperature for March was especially high at 11.4 F (6.3 C) above the 20th century average, NOAA said.

March smashes heat records for continental US

March's persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength.

NOAA: Warmest March ever recorded across Lower 48 driven by historic Western heat dome

This past March was the warmest ever recorded across the Lower 48, driven by a weeks-long historic heat dome across many western states, according to recent analysis from NOAA. RAIN AND SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE WEST AFTER INTENSE MARCH HEAT WAVE"The CONUS average temperature in March was 50.85 degrees, 9.35 degrees above the 20th-century average, marking the first time any month’s average has exceeded 9 degrees above that baseline," NOAA said in …