New York, Chicago Post Warmest March as Record Month Ends
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New York’s airports and Chicago had their all-time warmest March while Central Park had its second-hottest as thousands of weather records were set or tied across the U.S., according to the National Weather Service.
The average temperature for the month at John F. Kennedy International Airport was 48.5 degrees Fahrenheit (9.2 Celsius) topping the previous record of 47.7 set in 1973, the weather service said. At LaGuardia Airport, the new record is 50.8, exceeding 49.8 in 1945.