WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- The warmest March on record saw more than 15,000 U.S. temperature records for the month broken, with every state observing new highs, experts said.
The average temperature of 51.1 degrees Fahrenheit was 8.6 degrees above the 20th century average for March and 0.5 degrees warmer than the previous warmest March in 1910, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday.