I don’t suppose there is any chance you might remember what you were doing on October 19th of last year? I certainly cannot, after all it was 141 days ago. Why do I ask?
Well, that was the last time it was THIS warm in Boston.
Temperatures topped out at 68 degrees on Monday in the City, nowhere near a record (77 back in 2016), but it was the first time we’ve topped the 60 degree mark in 2026.
Our last 60 degree day in Boston was on November 26…that was 104 days ago, the longest stretch between 60 degree days since 2014-2015.
Tomorrow, we go even higher!
There will be numerous towns topping 70 on Tuesday, particularly along and north of the Mass Pike and across the Merrimack Valley.
70 degrees early in March is somewhat rare…our average first 70+ day in Boston is April 7th and last year it took until April 19th!
We are forecasting a new record on Tuesday in Boston! If the City gets to 72 degrees, our current forecast, it will top the prior record of 71 set WAY BACK in 1878!
Worcester will also flirt with a high temperature record tomorrow.
A question that I have fielded more than once today…Is winter over?
My answer…let’s not get too ahead of ourselves after one warm day.
Monday and Tuesday will be the warmest days of the next 10, bottom line this is not going to last.
Temperatures later this week and beyond look to be near the average, give or take a few degrees.
We will probably have a few more bouts of cold, but cold shots in March are a lot different than January or February.
It is also likely that we will see some additional snow.
Our average last measurable snowfall in Boston is March 29th.
In nearly 150 years of record keeping, Boston has recorded no measurable snow after March 10th only 12 times (including last year).
Granted, snow amounts after today’s date are typically meager, but just look at 2016 (10.2″), 2017 (11.2″), and 2018 (17.6″)…
So, I will not be the one to stick a fork in winter in Boston on March 9th.
