Mar 24, 2026 By Karen Mansfield 2 min read

It may have been the first official weekend of spring, but Sunday resembled a weekend in summer.

Temperatures reached 84 degrees in Pittsburgh, setting a new record high for March 22 – beating the previous record of 82 degrees set in 1938, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.

The 84-degree mark also tied the region’s record high for any day in March, set back on March 25, 1929.

But March’s whiplash weather continues, and Monday’s high temperature was expected to reach only the mid-40s before falling into the mid-20s Monday night.

The drop in temperatures is attributed to thunderstorms that rolled through Southwestern Pennsylvania Sunday night, as a cold front moved in.

The storms brought large hail to parts of Western Pennsylvania Sunday, with 1.75-inch balls falling in Brookville, Jefferson County.

“That’s pretty big. To give you some perspective, that size is roughly the size of a golf ball,” said NWS Pittsburgh meteorologist Colton Milcarek. “We had some large hail that was pretty pretty widespread, but Washington, Greene and Fayette counties lucked out and there weren’t reports of hail.”

The counties also dodged severe weather.

Winds gusted between 30 and 40 miles per hour in parts of the twi-county area, but there were no widespread reports of power outages, a relief after thunderstorms last week left more than 280,000 customers without power. Restoration efforts involved hundreds of crews from multiple states.

Milcarek said temperatures are expected to climb to normal Wednesday and Thursday, and rain is in the forecast.

“Well just have to keep a close eye on it,” said Milcarek.