New York, 2000

Excessive Heat in New York, March 8 to 9, 2000

March 8 to 9, 2000 · NWS ALY · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

The season's first Bermuda type high pumped unseasonably warm air into eastern New York on March 8 and March 9. Temperatures soared well into the 60s at most locations, and touched 70 in a few spots.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.

The season's first Bermuda type high pumped unseasonably warm air into eastern New York on March 8 and March 9. Temperatures soared well into the 60s at most locations, and touched 70 in a few spots. Even across the Adirondacks, readings climbed well into the 50s to near 60. At the Albany International Airport, the high on March 8 of 66 degrees, eclipsed the old record of 64 set in 1942. On March 9, the high reached 68 degrees, replacing the old record of 66 established in 1977. A strong cold front brought an end to the unseasonable warmth on the evening of March 9.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

24 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Eastern Albany

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Albany forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Columbia

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Dutchess

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Greene

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Greene forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Rensselaer

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Schenectady

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Ulster

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Fulton

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Hamilton

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Montgomery

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Northern Herkimer

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Northern Saratoga

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Schoharie

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Schoharie forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Southern Herkimer

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Herkimer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Southern Saratoga

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Saratoga forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Warren

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Washington

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Albany

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Albany forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Columbia

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Dutchess

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Dutchess forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Greene

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Greene forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Rensselaer

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Rensselaer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Schenectady

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Schenectady forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Western Ulster

When
March 8, 3:00 PM EST to March 9, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Western Ulster forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5137838, 5137839, 5137840, 5137841, 5137842, 5137843, 5137844, 5137845, 5137846, 5137847, 5137848, 5137849, 5138241, 5138242, 5138243, 5138244, 5138245, 5138246, 5138247, 5138248, 5138249, 5138250, 5138251, 5138252.