Earlier this month, I explained why March is one of the most exciting weather months of the year. Well, here it is.

After sunshine yesterday with temperatures rising into the mid 50s before a sea breeze came in, today we have a mixture of rain, snow and sleet. Temperatures just above the surface (or more precisely, at 5 feet above the ground, where they are measured for official "surface" temperatures) are well above freezing--between 37 and 40 degrees.

But what's falling is a mixture of rain, sleet and snow because the air just above the surface is right around or below freezing.

Since it's been warm and the sun angle is high--solar radiation still gets through the clouds and warms the surface--none of this is sticking just yet. Tonight, that may change a bit with a slushy inch or two especially on grassy areas.

It's still cold. Since February 17th, the high temperature at Central Park has been at or above normal on only 4 days.