- Temperature was lower than my March average of 14.6C with 13.8C. There were 29 days where the temperature reached or exceeded 15C equalling my March average. 10 days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 15 and 3 days at or over 25C, my average is 5.
- Wind run in March was close to my average of 4950km with 5000km.
- The barometer was higher than my March average of 1014.3hPa with 1016.3hPa, 1039.9 was the highest pressure for March I've recorded.
- It was a wet month, rainfall was 174% of average with 66mm, close to equalling March record of 66.2mm set in 2006. My March average is 38mm
March 2012 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 13.8 C |
Mean Maximum | 19.4 C |
Mean Minimum | 9.0 C |
Maximum High | 27.6 C (6th) |
Maximum Low | 14.1 C (22nd) |
Minimum High | 12.9 C (3rd) |
Minimum Low | 2.9 C (26th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 56 km/h (3rd) |
Mean | 7.0 km/h |
Wind Run | 5000 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 402 km (1st) |
Prevailing Direction | East Nth East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1039.9 hPa (8th) |
Minimum | 986.8 hPa (24th) |
Mean | 1016.3 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +22.4 hPa (7th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) |
10 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 30.0 mm (1st) |
Monthly Rainfall | 66.0 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum |
99 % (22nd) |
Minimum | 31 % (25th) |
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 | 8.6 | 16.6 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 54 | 402 | South Sth West | 3.5 | 30 | 991.5 | 1004.1 | +12.6 |
Early morning cold southerly change with strong winds and heavy rain clearing by midday to a mostly sunny afternoon. | ||||||||||||
2 | 3.1 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 15 | 40 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 998.1 | 1004.7 | -6.6 |
High cloud increasing from mid morning, overcast by midday. Light northerly winds tending southerly in the evening. | ||||||||||||
3 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 56 | 339 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 7.0 | 996.3 | 1010.8 | +14.5 |
Overcast with showers from early morning, southerly winds strengthening in the afternoon. Cloud breaking a little from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
4 | 8.7 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 40 | 266 | South Sth West | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1010.5 | 1022.6 | +12.1 |
Showers clearing by mid morning and cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon. Southerly winds easing and dieing out in the evening. | ||||||||||||
5 | 6.5 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 41 | 204 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.4 | 1022.4 | -6.0 |
Some high cloud but sunny for much of the day. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
6 | 14.0 | 27.6 | 18.8 | 6.2 | 31 | 142 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.0 | 1017.6 | -5.6 |
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon. Light NE winds tending warm N to nor'west in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
7 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 36 | 199 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1015.0 | 1037.4 | +22.4 |
Overcast with showers and drizzle, cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
8 | 5.2 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 19 | 53 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1036.1 | 1039.9 | -3.8 |
Variable cloud, light southerly winds turning NE from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
9 | 5.3 | 16.1 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 34 | 184 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1021.9 | 1036.9 | -15.0 |
Clear and sunny, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
10 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 45 | 336 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.4 | 1012.8 | -17.4 |
Mostly cloudy with a fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
11 | 12.0 | 22.1 | 16.9 | 8.5 | 41 | 194 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 3.0 | 997.6 | 1004.3 | +6.7 |
Morning and evening showers, southerly change from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
12 | 11.4 | 20.5 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 37 | 170 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1004.4 | 1014.0 | +9.6 |
Showers clearing before dawn. Cloud breaking and clearing mid afternoon with southerly winds turning NE. | ||||||||||||
13 | 10.7 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 7.9 | 37 | 181 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1014.5 | 1029.3 | +14.8 |
Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
14 | 10.8 | 19.9 | 14.5 | 7.6 | 27 | 175 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.4 | 1029.0 | -10.6 |
Thin high cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
15 | 7.5 | 24.3 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 48 | 127 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1013.8 | 1026.1 | +12.3 |
Mostly sunny and warm morning with northerly winds. Cloud increasing from midday with a cool southerly change and light showers. | ||||||||||||
16 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 34 | 160 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.1 | 1027.9 | +2.8 |
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
17 | 10.0 | 22.1 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 35 | 174 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.6 | 1026.4 | -8.8 |
Clear and sunny, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
18 | 6.5 | 27.0 | 16.4 | 3.6 | 37 | 83 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.3 | 1017.6 | -5.3 |
Some high cloud but sunny for much of the day. Warm north to nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
19 | 6.1 | 15.4 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 37 | 233 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1015.5 | 1028.1 | +12.6 |
Rain clearing by mid morning then mostly dry but overcast with a cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
20 | 5.9 | 19.6 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 20 | 44 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.5 | 1028.8 | -3.3 |
Mostly cloudy with light southerly winds, turning NE form mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
21 | 6.0 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 37 | 144 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1010.6 | 1025.5 | -14.9 |
Some cloud but a mostly sunny afternoon. Cloud increasing in the evening with drizzle. | ||||||||||||
22 | 14.1 | 23.9 | 16.8 | 2.3 | 25 | 50 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 11.5 | 996.4 | 1010.4 | +14.0 |
Morning rain clearing by midday and cloud breaking to a sunny and mild afternoon. Overcast again in the evening with showers. | ||||||||||||
23 | 13.6 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 6.5 | 35 | 157 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1000.1 | 1007.4 | +7.3 |
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
24 | 12.9 | 27.5 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 38 | 199 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 986.8 | 1005.6 | -18.8 |
Morning cloud clearing in the afternoon. NE winds turning mild northerly in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
25 | 7.1 | 22.7 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 44 | 122 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 992.5 | 1007.0 | +14.5 |
Clear and sunny wth light breezes tending mild northerly for much of the day. A late southerly change late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
26 | 2.9 | 18.3 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 34 | 135 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.6 | 1015.1 | +8.5 |
Clear and sunny, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
27 | 8.2 | 24.4 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 30 | 74 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.9 | 1018.7 | +3.8 |
Sunny and mild in the afternoon with mostly light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
28 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 30 | 103 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1018.3 | 1031.6 | +13.3 |
Overcast with cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
29 | 10.4 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 28 | 162 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.1 | 1032.0 | -3.9 |
Broken cloud, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
30 | 9.4 | 18.1 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 19 | 74 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1026.7 | 1030.1 | -3.4 |
Cloud breaking from mid afternoon. Light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
31 | 7.6 | 19.1 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 18 | 56 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1023.7 | 1027.9 | -4.2 |
Morning fog with a light southerly wind clearing by late morning then sunny with light NE winds. |