March Summary;

Above average temperature and near average rainfall.

March was above my average temperature of 14.6C with 15.5C.

  • The warmest March is 2007 with 15.9C, the coolest 2000 with 13.3C.
  • The coldest temperature was 5.4C. The lowest March temperature I've recorded was in 2001 with 1.2C.
  • No frosts were recorded
  • Thirty days reached or exceed 15C, my average is 29.
  • Fifteen days reached or exceeded 20C, equalling my average.
  • Four days reached or exceeded 25C, equalling my average.
  • One day reached or exceeded 30C, equalling my average.

Wind run was 98% of my average of 4887km with 4790km.

The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1011.5 hPa. My average is 1015.3 hPa.
Rainfall was 86% of my average expected rainfall of 48mm with 41mm. The driest March was 2001 with 5.8mm, the wettest was 2014 with 167mm.

As this is the start of Autumn, a typical Autumn (March to May) from my records;

  • An average temperature of 11.8C.
    • Maximum temperature expected 29C.
    • Minimum temperature expected about -1C.
  • Wind run would be around 12,150km with the windiest day expected to have a wind run of 400km.
    • Maximum wind gust would be in the region of 60km/h.
  • There would be rain on 26 days with the seasonal total of around 190mm. 
March 2015 Summary
Temperature
Mean 15.5 C
Mean Maximum 20.6 C
Mean Minimum 11.3 C
Maximum High 30.8 C (2nd)
Maximum Low 15.1 C (15th)
Minimum High 14.5 C (19th)
Minimum Low 5.4 C (18th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 56 km/h (8th)
Mean 7.3 km/h
Wind Run 4790 km
Max Daily Windrun 295 km (15th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1026.3 hPa (20th)
Minimum 981.4 hPa (6th)
Mean 1011.5 hPa
Max Daily Change +19.6 hPa (9th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
13
Max Daily Rainfall 12.5 mm (8th)
Monthly Rainfall 41.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 99 % (Several Days)
Minimum 27 % (2nd)

 

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 11.1 24.0 18.4 6.1 30 136 East Nth East 0 0 1013.2 1017.1 -3.9
Sunny, few clouds, NE winds.
2 14.7 30.8  22.3  6.9 38  154  North Nth West  1007.8  1014.7  -6.9 
NE winds turning warm nor'west late morning, cloud increasing from mid afternoon.
3 14.1 20.5 17.0 6.7  30  153  East Nth East  0.5  1.5  1011.3  1016.8  -5.5 
Early showers clearing by dawn. Cloudy with NE winds
4 13.8 25.6  18.2  5.7  25  112  East Nth East  1006.8  1012.5  -5.7 
Cloudy with southerly winds. Cloud breaking with a NE change mid afternoon then returning in the evening.
5 12.8 24.9  19.0  7.8  34  179  East Nth East  995.1  1006.6  -11.5 
Morning mist clearing to a sunny day with NE winds.
6 13.9 25.6  19.9  8.9  44  200  East Nth East  0.5  4.5  981.4  994.8  -13.4 
Overcast with NE winds in the morning with showers. Cloud clearing in the afternoon with a NW change, warm.
7 12.1 19.9 16.0 5.5 33 124 East Nth East 1.5 3.0 985.7 994.2 -8.5
Overcast with showers from late morning clearing for a time in the afternoon. Southerly change with heavier rain from late evening.
8 11.7 18.1 14.2 12.9 56 233 South 1.5 12.5 991.7 1011.3 +19.6
Early morning rain with a few showers after dawn. Cloud breaking from early afternoon with fresh southerly winds easing in the evening.
9 7.8 20.2 14.8 6.0 33 137 East Nth East 0 0 1011.4 1014.0 +2.6
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with NE winds.
10 11.1 23.8  16.6  4.3  27  98  East Nth East  0 1014.0  1017.2  +3.2 
 
11 12.8 19.7 15.3 6.7 24 120 South 0 0 1017.5 1022.9 +5.4
Morning drizzle clearing and cloud breaking by early afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE early evening.
12 11.8 19.8 15.2 8.1 34 185 East Nth East 0 0 1012.7 1020.8 -8.1
Variable cloud, NE winds
13 14.6 27.9  18.9  7.9  44  170  East Nth East  2.0  3.0  1007.6  1016.6  +9.0 
Mostly sunny and warm with light NE winds. Cloud increasing late afternoon with a thunder storm and brief rain. A southerly change later in the evening.
14 12.1 18.6  15.0  7.7  32  170  East Nth East  0.5  0.5  1016.2  1021.3  -5.1 
Showers clearing by dawn. Cloud breaking early afternoon. NE winds.
15 15.1 20.5  17.3  12.9  39  295  East Nth East  1002.5  1016.0  -13.5 
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with fresh NE winds.
16 9.9 16.5  13.8  10.4  39  211  South  0.5 10.5  1000.0  1004.0  +4.0 
Overcast with light rain or drizzle from mid morning. Cool southerly winds. Maximum temperature recorded at 1:30am.
17 9.7 15.9  11.3  13.0  44  266  South  0.5  0.5  1001.3  1007.1  +5.8 
Variable cloud, showers later in the afternoon, cool southerly winds.
18 5.4 15.0  10.5  11.1  45  277  South  0.5  0.5  1007.1  1015.2  +8.1 
Variable cloud, some showers late morning, mostly sunny afternoon. Cool southerly winds.
19 6.1 14.5  10.3 6.0  28  112  South  0.5  2.5  1015.3 1024.4  +9.1 
Showers clearing in the afternoon. Cool southerly winds dying out in the evening.
20 5.7 15.8  11.3  7.2  39  165  East Nth East  1023.4  1026.3  -2.9 
Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE wind fresh at times.
21 12.0 20.6  15.7  8.3  33  190  East Nth East  1015.0  1023.3  -8.3 
Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE winds. 
22 11.5 15.4  13.1  9.3  30  180  South  0.5  0.5  1017.5  1024.3  +6.8 
Overcast with drizzle from late morning. Cool southerly winds. Maximum temperature recorded at 1:10am.
23 11.0 17.5  13.4  4.8  26  108  East Nth East  0.5 0.5  1017.6  1024.3  -6.7 
Early showers clearing by dawn, cloudy with NE winds.
24 12.3 24.4  17.2  5.5  25  125  East Nth East  1010.2  1017.5  -7.3 
Sunny morning, high cloud increasing in the afternoon but clearing later, NE winds.
25 9.7 22.5  15.5  2.5  20  56  East Nth East  1012.8  1015.9  -3.1 
Mostly cloudy with light breezes tending NE.
26 10.5 19.6  14.6  6.5  25  103  South  1013.5  1019.2  +5.7 
Low cloud and mist in the morning, overcast with southerly winds
27 9.9 18.3  13.7  6.7  33  130  East Nth East  0 0 1014.7  1019.3  -4.6 
Morning fog. Cloud breaking but low cloud returning later in the afternoon. NE winds.
28 14.1 18.5  15.5  10.4  36  234  East Nth East  1004.7  1015.7  -11.0 
Variable low cloud in the morning, NE winds.
29 11.9 24.6  16.1  3.4  23  56  South 0.5  1.0  1001.1  1005.8  +4.7 
Morning cloud and showers clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon with variable breezes tending southerly
30 10.1 20.9  15.2  3.8  21  77  South  1005.7  1015.2  +9.5 
Few spots of rain in the morning, cloud breaking from mid morning to a mostly sunny day with light winds tending southerly.
31 11.6 18.6  14.5  3.0  20  69  East Nth East  1015.3  1023.6  +8.3 
Few morning clouds clearing afternoon. Light NE winds.


March 2015  Temperature Graph
March 2015  Wind Dir Graph
March 2015  Wind Dir % Graph
March 2015  Wind Speed Graph
March 2015  Rainfall Graph
March 2015  Barograph
March 2015  Humidity Graph