March has come in roaring like a lion! We saw our 10th weekend out of the last 13 with accumulating snow in the QCA. Generally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area, with a few areas picking up a half foot of snow. The Quad City International Airport officially picked up 3.7", making the season's total 58.5" which holds the 5th snowiest snow season on record!
With a fresh snow pack on the ground, temperatures did not recover much on Sunday. In fact, our high temperature was reached at 2:26am at 7°---- the coldest high temperature on record for March 2nd and the ENTIRE month of March. Record lows are also possible Sunday night into Monday morning. In the QC, the record is -8° set 130 years ago in 1884! With temperatures below zero and winds of 5-15mph, wind chills could be -15° to -25°.
There is a little bit of good news in the forecast. Temperatures will gradually warm back above freezing by the end of the week, but still below our average highs in the low 40s.
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