Still, March systems are "quite rare," according to Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University. Klotzbach said the only tropical cyclone ever recorded over the Atlantic in March was a Category 2 hurricane that hit the Leeward Islands and Caribbean in 1908.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a disturbance in the northern Atlantic, months before the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

The official start of the Atlantic Ocean's hurricane season doesn’t occur until June 1, but forecasters with the National Hurricane Center were monitoring an area of low pressure swirling in the ocean on Monday.