March was thankfully a tame, mild month across Central New York in the wake of two brutal months.  The average temperature for March was 41 degrees, about 7 degrees warmer than normal.  Readings ranged from 9 degrees on March 2 to 76 degrees on March 19. We experienced four days during the month when the  temperature met or exceeded the 70 degree mark.  Syracuse's March 15 St. Patrick's Parade drew large crowds with a parade record high temperature of 69 degrees.  The coldest parade day weather occurred back on March 14, 1992 when the temperature registered a frosty 7 degrees.  A strong cold front rocketed across the region on March 16 leading to a tornado warning and a 61 mph wind gust at the Syracuse airport.  March was fairly dry with only 1.2 inches of melted snow and rain recorded.  Typical March rainfall is closer 3 inches.  We picked up a paltry 7 inches of snow for the month, pushing the season's snowfall total up to 112 inches.