Heat, Monroe
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.058, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat and Heat in Pennsylvania, March 31, 2000
In Eastern Pennsylvania, March 2000 was an unseasonably warm month and except for Monroe County was an unseasonably wet one also. 3 degrees was the 9th warmest March on record since 1895.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 PHI wrote it up.
In Eastern Pennsylvania, March 2000 was an unseasonably warm month and except for Monroe County was an unseasonably wet one also. The statewide monthly average temperature of 42.3 degrees was the 9th warmest March on record since 1895. At the Philadelphia International Airport, the March monthly average temperature of 48.0 degrees tied for the 10th warmest on record. At the Lehigh Valley International Airport, the March monthly average temperature of 44.2 degrees was the 6th warmest on record. Precipitation was above normal in all areas except Monroe County which was close to normal. The surplus was greatest in Berks (6.4 inches), Chester (6.8 inches) and Delaware (7.6 inches) Counties which had at least 175 percent of their normal monthly precipitation on a county weighted average. The March monthly precipitation total of 6.42 inches at the Philadelphia International Airport was the 10th wettest on record.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 excessive heat, 1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive Heat, Berks
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Berks forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Bucks
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bucks forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Excessive Heat, Carbon
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Chester
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Excessive Heat, Delaware
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Lehigh
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lehigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Montgomery
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Excessive Heat, Northampton
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.754, -75.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Philadelphia
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Philadelphia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.008, -75.134 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Heat and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, March 31, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 31, 2000
- Waterspouts in Florida, March 31, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Maryland, March 31, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Delaware, March 31, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, March 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, March 2000
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: 5134518, 5134519, 5134520, 5134521, 5134522, 5134523, 5134524, 5134525, 5134526, 5134527.