March Summary
New March record average temperature and 45% of average rainfall.
- March was well above my average temperature of 14.8C with 17.0C, a new March record. The previous record was 2018 with 16.1C. The coldest was 2006 with 12.9C.
- The warmest temperature was 31.8C, my March record is 32.6C set in 2016
- The coldest temperature was 3.7C, the lowest March temperature I've recorded is 1.2C in 2001.
- Twenty one days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 15.
- Nine days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 5.
- Three days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 1.
- Wind run was 89% of my average of 4770km with 4228km.
- The windiest March was 2006 with 5643km.
- The barometer recorded well above average pressure for the month with 1021.6hPa. My average is 1015.4hPa.
- Rainfall was 45% of the average expected total of 49mm with 22.2mm. Its the third driest March I've recorded.
- The wettest March in my records was 2014 with 167mm.
- The driest March I've recorded is 2001 with 5.8mm.
| March 2019 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 17.0 C |
| Mean Maximum | 22.8 C |
| Mean Minimum | 12.7 C |
| Maximum High | 31.8 C (12th) |
| Maximum Low | 20.5 C (26th) |
| Minimum High | 16.7 C (10th) |
| Minimum Low | 3.7 C (1st) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 57 km/h (27th) |
| Mean | 6.0 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4228 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 254 km (30th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1034.4 hPa (3rd) |
| Minimum | 1000.7 hPa (27th) |
| Mean | 1021.6 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | `-21.8 hPa (31st) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.2mm or more) |
5 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 11.0 mm (8th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 22.2 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 100 % (Several days) |
| Minimum | 24 % (5th) |
| March Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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| Temperature | Wind | Rainfall | Barometer | |||||||||
| Date | Min | Max | Mean | Mean (Km/h) | Gust (Km/h) | Run (km) | Prevailing Dir | 10 Minute Max (mm) | Total (mm) | Min (hPa) | Max (hPa) | Change (hPa) |
| 1 | 3.7 | 22.6 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 23 | 43 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1026.7 | 1031.9 | +5.2 |
| Clear and sunny with light winds. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 8.1 | 23.1 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 19 | 70 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1030.5 | 1033.9 | -3.4 |
| Sunny with light southerly winds tuning NE from mid afternoon, | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 10.2 | 23.5 | 16.2 | 4.7 | 25 | 106 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.9 | 1034.4 | -5.5 |
| Clear and sunny with Ne winds. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 13.4 | 23.0 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 30 | 161 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.5 | 1028.7 | -12.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with a NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 9.6 | 30.1 | 19.7 | 4.9 | 31 | 112 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.8 | 1020.7 | -2.9 |
| Few high clouds, warm and sunny with NE wind in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 15.8 | 27.4 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 39 | 207 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.9 | 1018.9 | -7.0 |
| Sunny with NE winds freshening in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 11.6 | 29.4 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 47 | 128 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.3 | 1011.7 | -5.4 |
| Sunny and warm with NE winds turning nor'west in the afternoon with increasing high cloud. A light shower in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 10.8 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 41 | 178 | South Sth West | 0.8 | 11.0 | 1010.1 | 1024.4 | +14.3 |
| Cloudy and cool with rain clearing mid afternoon. Southerly winds dying away in the afternoon. Rain and more changeable weather ahead as autumn approaches | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 28 | 82 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1020.1 | 1023.1 | -3.0 |
| Overcast with light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 24 | 99 | South West | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1022.9 | 1026.5 | +3.6 |
| Overcast with drizzle and light rain at times, light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 13.3 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 6.7 | 34 | 153 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.5 | 1022.8 | -10.3 |
| Overcast with NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 15.0 | 31.8 | 21.7 | 4.4 | 24 | 100 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.3 | 1012.2 | -3.9 |
| Sunny and very warm with light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 11.9 | 28.4 | 19.6 | 5.4 | 57 | 123 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.9 | 1016.3 | +11.4 |
| Sunny and warm with NE wind. Cloud increasing later in the afternoon with a southerly change in the evening but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 15.3 | 6.1 | 34 | 138 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.0 | 1024.3 | +7.3 |
| Overcast with NE wind from midday. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 13.6 | 21.0 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 28 | 90 | East Nth East | 0.6 | 8.2 | 1015.5 | 1022.8 | -7.3 |
| Overcast with morning rain clearing around midday, a few showers in the evening. Light winds tending NE | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 14.5 | 26.8 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 25 | 111 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1017.1 | 1030.7 | +13.6 |
| Morning cloud breaking with sunny intervals. Variable breezes turning cooler southerly early afternoon and becoming overcast. Story in Stuff about Polar vortex helping forecasters predict New Zealand weather |
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| 17 | 9.4 | 18.4 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 24 | 97 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.9 | 1032.7 | -3.8 |
| Cloud increasing in the morning with some drizzle clearing by early afternoon but remaining overcast and dull. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 14.6 | 19.8 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 23 | 127 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.0 | 1028.8 | -3.8 |
| Overcast with mostly light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 13.8 | 23.3 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 25 | 80 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.5 | 1028.7 | -3.2 |
| Cloud breaking from midday but returning in the evening. Light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 14.7 | 21.4 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 23 | 108 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1026.4 | 1029.6 | +3.2 |
| Cloud breaking in the afternoon, light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 10.2 | 39 | 233 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1027.7 | 1030.1 | -2.4 |
| Broken cloud with sunny intervals, NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 14.1 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 8.9 | 32 | 204 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.0 | 1029.1 | -4.1 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with NE winds. Stuff story Dry conditions could see drought declared in Waikato |
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| 23 | 12.4 | 24.2 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 25 | 82 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1021.7 | 1026.2 | -4.5 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with mostly light NE wind. Cloud returning from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 14.9 | 22,6 | 17.6 | 6,8 | 26 | 154 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.8 | 1022.2 | -5.4 |
| Low morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with NE winds. NZ Herald story Warm week ahead for New Zealand as summer sizzles on |
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| 25 | 12.6 | 30.3 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 28 | 103 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.5 | 1017.6 | -4.1 |
| Overcast with high cloud, warm with light winds. A few spots of rain at times from late afternoon. NZ Herald story: NZ's glaciers 'sad and dirty' after third-hottest summer Stuff story: Marine heatwave a factor in the West Coast's torrential rain |
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| 26 | 20.5 | 25.4 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 42 | 227 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.6 | 1013.3 | -9.7 |
| Overcast with thick high cloud but a few sunny patches in the afternoon. North to NE winds. Thick nor'west arch plunges Canterbury into dusk-like darkness Waiho Bridge washes away amid flooding and heavy rainfall as state of emergency declared |
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| 27 | 13.5 | 25.3 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 57 | 109 | South Sth West | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1000.7 | 1020.4 | +19.7 |
| Rain clearing by mid morning and cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 27 | 105 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.8 | 1031.0 | +10.2 |
| Morning drizzle clearing mid morning and cloud breaking in the afternoon, NE wind. Worst storm to hit West Coast in 37 years leaves trail of destruction Near record warmth in March; chance of big rain events in April |
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| 29 | 9.0 | 19.2 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 36 | 185 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1029.6 | 1032.3 | -2.7 |
| Partly cloudy with a NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 14.8 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 41 | 254 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1026.4 | 1030.9 | -4.5 |
| Broken cloud but a mostly sunny afternoon, fresh NE wind. More rain on its way for already flood-hit areas |
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| 31 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 17.1 | 10.7 | 37 | 243 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.6 | 1026.4 | -21.8 |
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