Weather across the continental United States and Hawaii was way out of whack, according to NOAA’s State of the Climate report for March. 

In Hawaii: 

On March 9^th, a cut-off low pressure system impacted the Hawaiian Islands, bringing heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms. A rare EF-0 tornado hit the towns of Lanikai and Kailua on Oahu, causing minor damage. A separate storm dropped a hailstone measuring 4.25 inches long, 2.25 inches tall, and 2 inches wide, the largest hailstone on record for the state.

On the mainland it was the warmest March on record, and 25 states east of the Rockies had their warmest recorded month. 

The unusual weather patterns, that caused increases in rainfall in some areas and decreases in others, also contributed to an increase in major storms. 

There were 223 preliminary reports for tornados in March, in a month that averages 80 tornadoes. 

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