Washington Post: Federal analysis blames U.S. March heat wave "on freak chance, a nice southerly wind and only a tiny part man-made global warming"

NOAA says record warmth _ ‘March madness’ _ was more freak occurrence than global warming - The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — A quick federal analysis blames most of the record warm March weather that gripped two-thirds of the country on freak chance, a nice southerly wind and only a tiny part man-made global warming.

...The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analyzed the causes and chances of what it nicknamed “meteorological March madness.” Meteorologist Martin Hoerling (HURL-ing) said the main cause was a persistent warm wind sending toasty air north from the Gulf of Mexico.

He said blame for a version of this heat wave is about five parts randomness to one part global warming.