BDL March Recap

I previously took a look at the March 2021 weather at BTV in Vermont. Now, let's examine what we saw at Bradley International Airport (BDL) in CT.

Temperatures

Like Vermont, Connecticut experienced much above normal temperatures this March. The average maximum temperature was 52.8 °F and the average minimum was 29.0 °F, 5.1 °F and 1.1 °F above the respective normal values. March's mean temperature was 40.9 °F, which is 3.1 °F above the normal value of 37.8 °F. March 2021 was the 19th warmest March on record at BTV, and it was actually cooler than March 2020, when the mean temperature was 42.8 °F and much cooler than 2012, when the mean average temperature was 47.7 °F.

(NOAA Regional Climate Centers/xmACIS)

We started the month on a cold note, reaching our lowest temperature of the month (13 °F) on the second day. After a normal to below normal stretch to start the moth, temperatures quickly took an upward trajectory, topping out at 77 °F on March 26, which was a record for that date.

The story is not much different for the rest of Connecticut, as above normal tempeatures were felt throughout the state.

(High Planes Regional Climate Center)

Precipitation

We fared a bit better for March precipitation at BDL than we did at BTV, though it was still a dry month. In total, we had 2.50 inches of precipitation, which is 1.12 inches less than the normal value of 3.62 inches and 69.06% of normal.

(NOAA Regional Climate Centers/xmACIS)

The above image shows how dry it was to start the month, and we didn't see any significant rainfall until the month's end.

As for snow, in a month where we'd normally see 6.4 inches of snow, we only received 0.1 inches this month.

April has been off to a warm start, and it's looking like it'll continue that way.