Cooking Up a Storm

Well, in my opinion, March "Came in like a lion!" It was a crazy start,with sleet/snow/and rain all ushering in March 1st. Before we talk about March, here's a brief look back to February 2010:

The normal high/low average for February is 60/36, but this February our average high was 50, and our average low was 32. That gets February 2010 into the record books as the 9th coldest February on record! This winter, which includes the months of December, January, and February, was the 8th coldest winter on record. This winter was also the 7th wettest winter on record.

We had seven inches of snow during February 2010, with four inches falling on February 23rd. We also had 2.18" of rain, with 0.87" falling on February 3rd.

March is typically a month with a variety of weather. I refer to it as a "Transitional Weather Month," and I'm expecting a little bit of everything.

Here's a couple of other folk sayings about March weather:

"As it rains in March, so it rains in June"
"A dry March and a wet May? Fill barns and bays with corn and hay"
"March winds and April showers? Bring forth May flowers"

These are fun, and I've heard them for years; we'll just have to see how true they are this year!