The month of March saw wildly variable temperatures and weather patterns in Pittsburgh – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The past month has had some pretty wild weeks weather wise.

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Now that March is over, meteorologists and analysts at the Pittsburgh branch of the National Weather Service have released some interesting data on what we’ve been seeing outside.

March was quite a strange month:
– Pittsburgh ranked 16th for most days with over 60 degree weather.
– The first confirmed tornado in March in our forecast area since 2011.
– 8th snowiest March on record (17.1”) for KPIT, most since 1993. pic.twitter.com/CBPiiBZlvz

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) April 2, 2022

March in Pittsburgh was hot and cold – this month was both the eighth snowiest month on record and the sixteenth most days with temperatures above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

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The coldest temperature was 9 degrees on March 13th and we ended the month at a balmy 76 degrees.

This was also the first time a tornado had been recorded in our area in March since 2011.

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Just yesterday, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF2 tornado made landfall in Wayne Township on Thursday.

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So far the start of this month is looking like April showers, so pack an umbrella and check the first alert weather before heading out.