Lansing, Michigan
hit 79°F, the warmest it's ever been this early in the year, going back
to 1863, and 36°F above average. This ties the record of 79°F on March
8, 2000.
Perhaps the most extraordinary record was set in Traverse City, Michigan,
which hit 81°F--a temperature 42°F above the average high for the date,
and four degrees warmer than any previous day so early in the year.
Records go back to 1897 in the city