March 2016

Second warmest March I've recorded, near average rainfall.

  • March was above my average temperature of 14.6C with 15.8C. This is the second warmest March, equalling 2013. The warmest is 2007 with 15.9C, the coolest, 2006 with 12.9C.
    • The coldest temperature was 2.8C. The lowest March temperature I've recorded was in 2001 with 1.2C.
    • Thirty days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 29.
    • Fifteen days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 15.
    • Nine days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 4.
    • Seven days reached or exceeded 30C, a record for my station, my average is 2. Previous record was 2007 which had 3 days at or over 30C.
  • Wind run was 92% of my average of 4880km with 4477km.
  • The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1018.5hPa. My average is 1014.9hPa.
  • Rainfall was 89% of my average expected total of 47mm with 42mm.
    • The driest is 2001 with 3.2mm, the wettest is 2014 with 167mm.
March 2016 Summary
Temperature
Mean 15.8 C
Mean Maximum 21.9 C
Mean Minimum 11.0 C
Maximum High 32.6 C (20th)
Maximum Low 15.7 C (20th)
Minimum High 12.0 C (16th)
Minimum Low 2.8 C (12th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 55 km/h (11th)
Mean 6.6 km/h
Wind Run 4477 km
Max Daily Windrun 308 km (11th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1033.6 hPa (11th)
Minimum 996.0 hPa (10th)
Mean 1018.5 hPa
Max Daily Change +20.8 hPa (11th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)		 5
Max Daily Rainfall 17.0 mm (16th)
Monthly Rainfall 42.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 99 % (24th)
Minimum 15 % (10th)

 

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 9.9 19.5 13.6 2.3 21 45 South 0 0 1020.8 1025.6 +4.8
Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals. Light southerly winds, variable breezes in the evening.
2 11.6 21.4 14.4 5.0 26 101 South 0 0 1024.4 1028.4 +4.0
Few clouds but mostly sunny, southerly winds turning NE from mid afternoon.
3 11.9 20.1 15.6 9.9 35 226 East Nth East 0 0 1020.1 1028.0 -7.9
High cloud increasing during the day, NE winds.
4 10.6 23.4 16.7 7.2 35 157 East Nth East 0 0 1020.3 1025.8 +5.5
Sunny with a few clouds, NE wind from late morning.
5 11.9 31.0 20.5 4.6 30 103 East Nth East 0 0 1014.5 1021.2 -6.7
Warm with variable breezes in the morning, cooler NE winds in the afternoon.
6 13.6 26.3 19.5 6.2 44 142 East Nth East 0 0 1014.4 1019.6 -5.2
Sunny with a few clouds, NE wind, fresh in the afternoon.
7 14.3 18.4 16.4 10.0 44 194 East Nth East 0 0 1007.2 1021.9 -14.7
Overcast with variable breezes turning NE from late morning and freshening from late afternoon.
8 10.5 19.2 14.6 4.4 39 91 South 0.5 6.5 1004.2 1021.2 +17.0
Overcast with drizzle and light rain from afternoon. Southerly winds dying away later in the afternoon.
9 10.1 18.0 13.8 7.4 41 168 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1015.6 1024.4 -8.8
Few spots of rain in the morning. Cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon for a time, cloud increasing again from late afternoon, NE winds.
10 13.8 30.3 19.9 13.0 54 276 East Nth East  0 0 996.0 1015.4 -19.4
Windy with NE winds turning warm gusty northerly from mid morning, cloud breaking from midday. Cooler southerly change in the evening.
11 6.7 15.7 12.3 14.8 55 308 South 0 0 1012.8 1033.6 +20.8
Cloudy with a cool southerly wind and a few spots of rain. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with wind easing and dying away in the evening.
12 2.8 17.0 11.0 6.7 34 153 East Nth East 0 0 1026.2 1033.5 -7.3
Sunny morning, high cloud increasing from midday, NE winds. 2.8C is the lowest temperature recorded this year.
13 8.4 25.2 15.1 3.5 21 72 East Nth East 0 0 1024.2 1026.9 -2.7
High cloud thickening from late afternoon, variable breezes turning NE from mid afternoon.
14 11.6 20.0 15.7 8.4 36 191 East Nth East 0 0 1014.0 1024.7 -10.7
Variable cloud, NE wind.
15 11.1 18.7 14.9 8.3 36 156 South 0.5 5.5 1012.3 1023.0 +10.7
Early showers clearing and cloud breaking for a time in morning. Cloud increasing from midday with showers from mid afternoon turning to rain in the evening.
16 8.4 12.0 9.8 2.5 29 48 South 1.0 17.0 1023.2 1028.0 +4.8
Early rain easing to drizzle. Overcast and cool with light variable breezes tending southerly.
17 8.6 16.9 11.9 5.6 32 128 East Nth East 0 0 1022.1 1027.7 -5.6
Overcast with NE winds from afternoon.
18 12.5 18.9 15.0 11.3 38 257 East Nth East 0 0 1016.2 1023.9 -7.7
Overcast with drizzle at times in the morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon and NE wind freshening.
19 14.7 30.3 22.4 10.0 36 227 East Nth East 0 0 1012.5 1016.9 -4.4
Few clouds, warm northerly winds from late morning.
20 15.7 32.6 22.5 4.1 21 92 East Nth East 0 0 1014.5 1017.0 +2.5
Sunny and warm with light breezes tending NE. High cloud increasing later in the afternoon.
21 12.8 32.1 20.5 2.4 25 54 East Nth East 0 0 1014.4 1017.2 +2.8
Mostly sunny and warm with some high cloud in the afternoon. Light breezes tending NE in the afternoon.
22 10.9 30.5 19.4 2.0 21 45 East Nth East 0 0 1015.5 1019.0 +3.5
Mostly sunny and warm with variable breezes tending NE in the afternoon. Some high cloud during the day, increasing from late afternoon.
23 12.9 19.3 16.7 8.4 40 198 East Nth East 0 0 1005.5 1019.0 -13.5
Overcast with NE winds, some light showers later in the afternoon.
24 13.6 26.7 17.5 9.6 52 196 East Nth East 1.0 12.0 999.1 1018.9 +19.8
Morning rain easing by dawn and clearing by midday, cloud breaking for a time in the afternoon with warm temperatures. A strong cool southerly change in the afternoon with some thunder but remaining dry.
25 10.5 18.2 14.1 5.7 31 129 East Nth East 0 0 1018.4 1021.5 -3.1
Variable cloud but mostly sunny with a NE wind
26 11.3 18.7 13.9 6.1 31 140 East Nth East 0 0 1012.2 1019.1 -6.9
Variable cloud but mostly sunny with a NE wind
27 11.8 21.2 15.8 6.9 32 152 East Nth East 0 0 1004.9 1012.0 -7.1
Sunny and mild with NE winds turning southerly in the evening.
28 12.0 19.2 14.7 7.2 30 138 East Nth East 0 0 1010.6 1017.1 +6.5
Overcast with light variable breezes turning NE from early afternoon.
29 8.9 21.5 14.9 2.1 19 46 East Nth East 0 0 1013.5 1019.3 -5.8
Variable high cloud, light breezes tending NE.
30

8.2

 18.3 12.2 3.0 21 68 East Nth East 0 0 1019.6 1025.9 +6.3
Overcast with cloud lowering and drizzle in the afternoon. Variable breezes turning NE in the afternoon.
31 10.8 18.5 14.4 7.2 30 164 East Nth East 0 0 1019.7 1025.6 -5.9
Some cloud but mostly sunny with NE wind.


March 2016 Temperature Graph
March 2016 Wind Dir Graph
March 2016 Wind Dir % Graph
March 2016 Wind Speed Graph
March 2016 Rainfall Graph
March 2016 Barograph
March 2016 Humidity Graph