March smashes record as hottest in continental US in 132 years

March was the most abnormally hot month in 132 years for the continental United States, according to federal weather data. Persistent unseasonable heat increases cooling demand and power‑grid stress, raises wildfire and agricultural-loss risk, and reinforces longer‑term climate trends that could affect energy, insurance and commodity exposures.

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March was the most abnormally hot month in 132 years for the continental United States, according to federal weather data. Persistent unseasonable heat increases cooling demand and power‑grid stress, raises wildfire and agricultural-loss risk, and reinforces longer‑term climate trends that could affect energy, insurance and commodity exposures.