March Summary

Above average temperature, the warmest March in my records. Near average rainfall and wind.

  • March was above my average temperature of 14.7C with 16.1C and is the warmest March I've recorded. The coolest March is 2006 with 12.9C.
    • The warmest temperature was 28.0C, my March record is 32.6C in 2016
    • The coldest temperature was 6.6C. The lowest March temperature I've recorded is in 2001 with 1.2C.
    • Twenty nine days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 29.
    • Twenty five days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 15.
    • Twelve days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 5.
    • No days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 1. In March 2016, 6 days reached or exceeded 30C with 4 consecutive days from the 19th to the 22nd reaching 30C or more
  • Wind run was 86% of my average of 4808km with 4149km. The windiest March I've recorded was 2006 with 5643km.
  • The barometer recorded average pressure for the month with 1015.4hPa. My average is 1015.5hPa.
  • Rainfall was 83% of my average expected total of 49.4mm with 41mm.
    • The wettest March was 2014 with 167mm, the driest 2001 with 5.8mm
March 2018 Summary
Temperature
Mean 16.1 C
Mean Maximum 22.6 C
Mean Minimum 11.1 C
Maximum High 28.0 C (31st)
Maximum Low 16.8 C (3rd)
Minimum High 12.5 C (22nd)
Minimum Low 6.6 C (11th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 49 km/h (31st)
Mean 5.9 km/h
Wind Run 4149 km
Max Daily Windrun 326 km (18th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1029.8 hPa (18th)
Minimum 994.2 hPa (13th)
Mean 1015.5 hPa
Max Daily Change +24.9 hPa (16th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
8
Max Daily Rainfall 19.5 mm (22nd)
Monthly Rainfall 41 mm
Humidity
Maximum 100 % (Several days)
Minimum 30% (31st)

 

March Daily Observations
TemperatureWindRainfallBarometer
DateMinMaxMeanMean
(Km/h)
Gust
(Km/h)
Run (km)Prevailing Dir10 Minute Max (mm)Total (mm)Min (hPa)Max (hPa)Change (hPa)
1 16.2 27.0 20.3 6.3 29 145 East Nth East 0 0 1007.8 1014.1 -6.3
Mild with variable high cloud with NE winds.
2 15.8 26.0 19.1 4.1 26 93 East Nth East 0 0 1008.6 1010.9 +2.3
Cloudy with a few spots of rain in the morning, NE winds.
3 16.8 24.6 19.9 8.7 40 200 East Nth East 0 0 1007.5 1010.6 -3.1
Sunny with NE winds fresh at times.
4 16.1 26.2 20.8 7.6 33 173 East Nth East 0 0 1004.6 1008.6 -4.0
Cloudy morning, breaking in the afternoon, NE winds.
5 15.5 23.7 19.2 7.1 28 161 South Sth West 0 0 1006.1 1010.0 +3.9
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day, southerly winds.
6 12.3 18.6 15.2 5.4 34 121 South Sth West 1.0 8.5 1008.4 1017.4 +9.0
Overcast with rain from late morning clearing by evening, cool southerly winds.
7 9.4 21.9 14.1 2.0 18 45 South Sth West 0 0 1016.4 1019.6 +3.2
Mostly cloudy but a few sunny intervals in the afternoon. Light breezes tending southerly.
8 6.9 22.7 14.1 2.2 23 51 East Nth East 0 0 1013.7 1019.5 -5.8
Few clouds but mostly sunny with light breezes tending NE.
9 10.0 17.7 13.3 5.0 34 115 South Sth West 0.5 1.5 1017.2 1027.5 +10.3
Overcast morning with a period of rain clearing by midday. Southerly winds dying away in the evening.
10 7.6 20.7 14.1 2.2 18 50 East Nth East 0 0 1023.8 1027.8 -4.0
Sunny with a few clouds and light breezes.
11 6.6 20.3 13.8 8.1 44 186 East Nth East 0 0 1014.5 1026.5 -12.0
Sunny morning. NE winds freshening in the afternoon with high cloud increasing.
12 11.2 27.4 17.9 5.1 29 117 East Nth East 0 0 997.3 1014.3 -17.0
Sunny and mild with light winds during the day. Some high cloud in the afternoon.
13 10.2 22.3 14.3 3.6 30 83 South Sth West 0 0 994.2 1006.2 +12.0
Cloud increasing in the afternoon with a few spots of rain. Variable winds tending southerly.
14 6.8 21.9 14.5 5.2 42 119 East Nth East 0 0 1006.6 1012.6 +6.0
Cool morning. Sunny with fresh NE winds in the afternoon.
15 10.8 27.9 17.9 2.4 25 55 North Nth East 0 0 1001.3 1012.0 -10.7
Cloud increasing in the afternoon, mild with light winds tending northerly.
16 12.2 25.5 16.7 6.8 39 154 South Sth West 0 0 996.9 1021.8 +24.9
Sunny from mid morning with variable breezes, cloud increasing in the afternoon with a fresh southerly but remaining dry.
17 10.0 16.9 13.1 5.3 33 120 East Nth East 0 0 1022.0 1029.4 +7.4
Overcast and cool with NE wind increasing in the afternoon.
18 12.9 20.0 15.9 14.3 44 326 East Nth East 0 0 1026.9 1029.8 -2.9
Variable cloud, fresh NE wind.
19 14.5 23.0 17.5 9.4 30 215 East 0 0 1021.7 1027.4 -5.7
Mild with variable cloud and east to NE winds.
20 14.8 24.3 18.9 7.8 28 178 East Nth East 0 0 1020.7 1023.7 -3.0
Sunny and mild with NE wind.
21 12.5 27.4 17.3 8.9 35 202 East Nth East 0.5 4.0 1016.9 1021.6 -4.7
Low cloud clearing to a sunny and warm day. Cloud increasing with a cooler southerly change with showers by late afternoon.
22 8.3 12.5 10.0 14.1 42 323 West 1.0 19.5 1019.6 1028.9 +9.3
Morning rain easing to showers in the afternoon. Cold west to SW winds. Maximum temprature recorded at 12:40am.
23 8.0 13.3 10.2 0.3 11 7 East Nth East 0.5 3.0 1025.1 1029.8 -4.7
Overcast with showers from midday. Light variable breezes.
24 10.5 17.8 13.5 3.2 29 71 East Nth East 0.5 3.5 1016.7 1024.9 -8.2
Overcast morning with showers. Cliud breaking in the afternoon with sunny intervals. Further showers in the evening.
25 9.9 26.1 16.4 2.1 23 47 East Nth East 0 0 1014.9 1018.5 +3.6
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny and mild day with light winds tending NE.
26 11.0 26.0 17.8 2.9 19 66 East Nth East 0 0 1015.5 1018.6 -3.1
Sunny and mild with light NE winds.
27 10.8 26.0 19.1 6.6 37 149 East Nth East 0 0 1007.4 1015.5 -8.1
Extensive high cloud, mild with winds tending NE.
28 9.0 25.5 16.8 6.4 34 145 East Nth East 0 0 1010.1 1019.8 +9.7
Some high cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds from midday.
29 11.4 20.2 15.2 5.4 28 123 South Sth West 0 0 1016.2 1019.6 +3.4
Morning cloud with a few light showers around midday. Cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with westerly winds turning southerly.
30 7.8 20.2 14.0 6.3 31 144 East Nth East 0 0 1009.8 1019.5 -9.7
Some high cloud, sunny with NE winds from late morning.
31 8.8 28.0 16.8 6.7 49 152 East Nth East 0 0 997.5 1014.1 +16.6
Sunny with a warm northerly wind from late morning. A cooler gusty southerly arriving in the afternoon with increasing cloud but remaining dry.


March 2018  Temperature Graph
March 2018 Wind Dir Graph
March 2018 Wind Dir Graph
March 2018 Wind Speed Graph
March 2018 Rainfall Graph
March 2018 Barograph
March 2018 Humidity Graph