March 2010 Print

My March.

Temperature:
The mean temperature for the month was 15.3C, the 3rd warmest March I've recorded and above my average of 14.5C. The warmest March I've recorded was 2007 with an average temperature of 15.9C.
No daily maximums of 10C or less were recorded. The warmest day was the 14th with 30.8C. My record maximum is 31.8C on the 6th March 2007. My coldest March temperature to date is 1.2C on 30th March 2001

There were 18 days where the temperature was at or above 20C, my average is 15. There were 8 days at or over 25C (equal record with 2008), my average is 4 and there was 1 day at or over 30C and my average is 1.

Wind: (Records from 2001)
The monthly wind run of 4507km is 90% of my March average of 5011km making this March the second least windy I've recorded, least windy to date was 2007 with 4436km. The windiest March was 2006 with 5643km. The highest gust was 57km/h from the south south west on the 17th. .

Rainfall:
March had 18.5mm of rain over 6 days, 48% of my 38mm March average. The wettest day was the 12th with 9mm.
My driest March was 2001 with 5.8mm.

Barometer: (Records from 2006)
The average pressure for the month was below my March average of 1014.3 hPa with 1013.6 hPa. Maximum pressure change of +14.6hPa is below my March average of 21.1hPa and the smallest pressure change I've recorded for March.

The NIWA climate summaries can be seen here.

March 2010 Summary
Temperature
Mean 15.3 C
Mean Maximum 21.7 C
Mean Minimum 9.5 C
Maximum High 30.8 C (14th)
Maximum Low 14.8 C (10th)
Minimum High 13.1 C (17th)
Minimum Low 2.4 C (13th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 57 km/h (17th)
Mean 6.3 km/h
Wind Run 4507 km
Max Daily Windrun 326 km (10th)
Prevailing Direction East Nth East
Barometer
Maximum 1038.8 hPa (28th)
Minimum 991.6 hPa (24th)
Mean 1013.6 hPa
Max Daily Change +14.4 hPa (17th & 28th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(Greater than 0.2mm)
 6
Max Daily Rainfall 9.0 mm (12th)
Monthly Rainfall 18.5 mm
Humidity
Maximum
 95 % (Several Days)
Minimum 25 % (22nd)


March Daily Observations
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 10.0 24.0
 16.7 3.9 37 89 East Nth East 0 0 1001.0 1012.7 -11.7
Overcast with a nor'west arch cloud for most of the day. Light winds for much of the day with north to nor'west winds later in the afternoon.
2 12.6 20.3 16.8 6.8 40 156 East Nth East 0 0 998.8 1005.7 -6.9
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with NE winds.
3 11.5 22.1 15.5 6.3 31 144 East Nth East 0 0 996.9 1002.9 +6.0
Some cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds.
4 8.0 27.8 17.6 4.2 32 96 East Nth East 0 0 1002.9 1012.0 +9.1
Clear and sunny, light winds, freshening for a time late afternoon.
5 10.3 20.7 14.5 5.0 28 113 South West 0.5 1.0 1012.0 1021.9 +9.9
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with light southerly winds. Cloud increasing mid afternoon with showers.
6 11.4 19.6 15.2 5.7 32 130 East Nth East 0 0 1021.7 1025.1 +3.4
Morning cloud breaking and clearing during the afternoon. NE winds in the afternoon.
7 14.2 19.5 16.2 11.2 39 257 East Nth East 0 0 1017.8 1024.8 -7.0
Morning cloud breaking and clearing by late morning. Fresh NE winds.
8 11.8 21.8 17.1 5.6 23 127 East Nth East 0 0 1017.5 1020.7 +3.2
Clear and sunny with light winds.
9 11.5 21.4 16.6 6.8 32 157 East Nth East 0 0 1017.5 1021.1 -3.6
Clear and sunny, light southerly winds in the morning turning NE.
10 14.8 19.5 16.8 14.2 47 326 East Nth East 0 0 1006.6 1019.0 -12.4
Clear and sunny with a fresh NE wind.
11 9.9 16.4 13.9 8.0 46 183 South Sth West 0.5 1.5 1005.4 1018.2 +12.8
Overcast with southerly winds and showers.
12 4.2 15.2 9.3 6.7 44 154 South Sth West 1.0 9.0 1010.9 1019.1 +8.2
Sunny for a time in the morning. A cold southerly change with showers, some heavy from late morning.
13 2.4 22.8 11.9 2.0 24 45 South West 0 0 1009.8 1018.5 -8.7
Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals with light breezes. Coldest morning this year to date.
14 10.0 30.8 18.1 1.3 22 30 South Sht West 0 0 1007.3 1014.2 -6.9
Broken high cloud, very warm with light breezes.
15 10.0 19.4 15.0 6.5 29 149 East Nth East 0 0 1009.9 1014.1 +4.2
Some cloud but a mostly sunny day. Cloud increasing in the evening. NE winds.
16 11.5 26.7 17.9 8.5 41 194 East Nth East 0 0 1001.1 1013.6 -12.5
Warm and sunny. Cloud increasing in the eveing with a southerly change.
17 3.1 13.1 9.3 13.8 57 316 South Sth West 0.5 3.0 1009.4 1023.8 +14.4
Showers and cold southerly winds. Showers clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon. Winds easing in the evening.
18 2.4 22.0 12.2 3.7 24 84 East Nth East 0 0 1012.3 1022.7 -10.4
Mostly cloudy with some sunny breaks, liight winds.
19 5.6 18.2 12.5 3.9 23 89 East Nth East 0 0 1017.0 1019.6 +2.6
Variable cloud, light NE winds.
20 12.8 23.1 16.8 5.1 29 116 East Nth East 0 0 1012.7 1018.3 -5.6
Mostly cloudy but some breaks in the afternoon. Light winds tending NE.
21 13.1 19.1 15.4 5.7 26 128 East Nth East 0 0 1008.5 1016.0 -7.5
Mostly cloudy with cool southerly breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon.
22 10.9 27.9 19.7 9.0 54 205 North Nth East 0 0 996.1 1008.6 +12.5
Mild morning with 20C at 6am. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with NE winds turning gusty nor'west then southerly in the evening.
23 10.4 25.6 17.4 6.9 30 157 East Nth East 0 0 999.8 1008.8 -9.0
Sunny with NE winds turning nor'west in the afternoon. Cloud increasing in the evening.
24 6.3 19.5 14.8 5.2 50 119 North Nth East 1.5 3.0 991.6 999.1 -7.5
Morning showers clearing by dawn. Mostly cloudy with light winds. A thunderstorm with a brief strong southerly change in the evening.
25 3.8 22.9 12.4 2.5 28 56 East Nth East 0 0 998.4 1009.8 +11.4
Sunny with light winds.
26 8.8 27.8 17.8 6.4 28 146 East Nth East 0 0 1006.6 1010.8 +4.2
Sunny and warm with light winds for most of the day.
27 12.0 19.5 14.8 5.9 47 133 South Sth West 0 0 1008.3 1022.0 +13.7
Overcast with a southerly change in the morning. Some drizzle in the evening.
28 9.9 16.5 12.2 5.8 27 134 South Sth West 0.5 1.0 1022.4 1036.8 +14.4
Early showers. Overcast with light southerly winds turning NE late afternoon.
29 8.5 16.7 12.9 12.4 45 287 East Nth East 0 0 1030.3 1036.7 -6.4
Thin high cloud and a fresh NE wind.
30 13.3 25.3 18.0 5.9 28 137 East Nth East 0 0 1025.1 1030.0 -4.9
Sunny and warm with high cloud in the afternoon. Light winds during the day.
31 10.1 27.9 17.5 1.5 19 35 East Nth East 0 0 1024.0 1026.5 -2.5
Sunny and warm in the afternoon with some high cloud. Light winds tending NE.

March 2010 Temperature Graph
March 2010 Wind Dir Graph
March 2010 Wind Dir % Graph
March 2010 Wind Speed Graph
March 2010 Rainfall Graph
March 2010 Barograph
March 2010 Humidity Graph
 

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