Warmest March on record for dozens of cities

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Pollen, one of the downsides of the early spring, litters the sidewalk outside the State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga., on March 20. A record high pollen count of 9,369 particles of pollen per cubic meter was measured in metro Atlanta that day.

By msnbc.com staff

Updated at 4:30 p.m. ET: In states from Colorado to Florida,?more than 50?cities saw their warmest March on record, weather.com reported Sunday, citing National Weather Service data and its own research.

The list, compiled by weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce, shows that?a few cities in states as far west as Colorado and Wyoming saw records. But the vast majority were in the central U.S. and the South. Large cities on the list include Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Washington D.C.

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?"Chicago and Milwaukee defeated their previous March records by 4.9 and 4.8 degrees, respectively," noted Dolce on weather.com. "That's a pretty amazing margin considering this is a monthly average and records in both cities date back to 1871!"

Allergy season is in full swing, and much earlier than usual after a spate of warm weather. Pollen levels are now reaching dangerously high levels in Atlanta, Ga. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.

"It was nearly a record warm March in New York City, Philadelphia and Denver," he added, "however they came up just short and will finish in second place" in the record books.

Below's the state-by-state look:

Colorado
Burlington

Florida
Tampa
Sarasota

Georgia
Atlanta

Ohio
Akron
Youngstown
Toledo
Mansfield

Illinois
Chicago
Quincy

Indiana
Indianapolis
Evansville

Kansas
Goodland

Kentucky
Paducah
London
Jackson

Louisiana
Monroe
Shreveport

Maine
Portland

Minnesota
Rochester
Minneapolis
Duluth
International Falls
St. Cloud

Michigan
Detroit
Flint
Saginaw
Muskegon
Lansing
Grand Rapids

Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Columbia
Springfield
Vichy-Rolla
West Plains

Nebraska
McCook

New Hampshire
Concord

New Jersey
Trenton
Atlantic City

New York
Albany
Buffalo
Rochester

Ohio
Cleveland

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Mount Pocono
Allentown
Erie

South Carolina
Florence

South Dakota
Rapid City

Tennessee
Nashville

Texas
Tyler
Longview

Vermont
Burlington

Wisconsin
La Crosse
Milwaukee
Madison
Eau Claire

West Virginia
Beckley
Parkersburg
Huntington

Wyoming
Riverton

Washington, D.C.

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