March, the first month of meteorological spring, is, historically, North Carolina's most variable weather month:

• The chance for accumulating snowfall dwindles in central and eastern North Carolina as March progresses.  For March calendar days 1 through 15, the record daily snowfall for Raleigh corresponds to an accumulating snow event on ten of those days.  For March calendar days 16 through 31 of March, the record daily snowfall for Raleigh corresponds to an accumulating snow event on only seven of those days.  March 27 is the first calendar day in the year where snow has never been recorded in Raleigh.
• The average high temperature for New Bern increases over the course of March more than any other month.  The city's average high temperature for March 1 is 60.  68 is New Bern's average high for March 31.  (The average high grows seven degrees from April 1 to April 30 and from May 1 to May 31).
• Tropical storms and hurricanes excluded, March brings any and every type of weather to central and eastern North Carolina.  March 2009 in Greenville, for example, featured an accumulating snow event on the 2nd and 3rd, and a tornado touchdown (near Firetower Road) on the 27th.
• The amount of daylight eastern North Carolina receives increases dramatically over the course of March.  At Manteo, the sun rises at 6:33am and sets at 5:58pm on March 1 (approx. 11.5 hours of daylight).  By the 31st, the sun rises at Manteo at 6:51am and sets at 7:24pm (that's over 12.5 hours of daylight!).

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