North America Swelters in March Heat : Image of the Day
acquired March 1 – 31, 2012download large image (403 KB, PDF)
First they called it the year without a winter. Then springtime began to feel more like summer for most of North America. March 2012 saw thousands of daily temperature records fall in the contiguous United States (often called the “lower 48”), and the entire month was the warmest March in a temperature record that dates back to 1895
