For some portions of the state, the first 15 days of March this year were the warmest on record for the period, beating the venerable March of 2012. There was some thought at the time that perhaps this March could beat it for the entire month as well! Those thoughts are gone now and as shown by the featured plot, there is near no chance of that happening now. The featured chart shows the month to date average temperature up until yesterday and then appends on each previous year's data to show potential scenarios. The warmest tan line shown would be a repeat of March 2012 and even if that happened it would come up a degree or two short. The major warmth of March 2012 happened during the last half of it, so the comparables are tough to beat.

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