1915 (Saturday)
The biggest snowfall of the "winter" occurred today on the day before Easter Sunday as ten inches of heavy snow fell between 9 AM and 11 PM (with eight inches falling between 11 AM and 6 PM). During the storm winds from out of the north gusted to 25 mph and the temperature hovered around 30°, producing wind chills in the teens.
1978 (Monday)
At 40°, today's high temperature was 42 degrees colder than the high two days earlier. This high, sixteen degrees below average, was what the average low is for this date.
1982 (Saturday)
0.84" of rain poured down in a 60-minute period between 5:55-6:55 PM. 1.86" fell during the entire day.
1983 (Sunday)
Close to two inches of rain fell during the morning, making this the wettest Easter Sunday on record. Today's rainfall was also a record for the date, breaking the record that was set just last year. Besides the rain, it was also quite chilly, with a high of only 46°.
2002 (Wednesday)
The temperature nosedived from 77° (twenty-one degrees above average) to 42°. This drop in temperature was accompanied by high winds that gusted to 30-40 mph.
2009 (Friday)
Rain that fell mostly during the morning hours ended with an early afternoon downpour that dumped 0.42" of rain in a 30-minute period between 12:37-1:07 PM. And during this half hour, 0.25" fell in one five-minute period.
2018 (Tuesday)
After yesterday's Yankees home opener was postponed due to a morning snowstorm of 5.5", today's rescheduled game wasn't played in great conditions either as it was foggy, drizzly, and cold (low 40s) during the game.
2024 (Wednesday)
A nor’easter that developed overnight cranked up as the day went on, with steady rain that was accompanied by tropical storm-force winds. A peak gust of 59 mph was clocked in Central Park late tonight, NYC's highest gust since one of 62 mph during superstorm Sandy on 10/29/12. After 0.87” of rain fell yesterday, 1.55” of rain poured down today (and an additional 0.21” would fall in the pre-dawn hours of 4/4). PM temperatures were stuck in the low 40s.
2026 (Friday)
After a gray and foggy morning, and temperatures in the mid-40s, the sky began to brighten and the temperature warmed into the 50s by the time of the first pitch at the Yankees home opener (shortly before 2:00). And by the end of the game (which the Yankees won) the mercury had risen into the mid-60s. Still, this was the sixth year in a row in which the Mets home opener was played in warmer temperatures (this year's game, played eight days earlier, had temperatures in the mid-70s).
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