March 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled with rain or showers for the first week and the last ten days.  Dry and fine in between.  Mostly mild, but a few chilly nights.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The coldest night of the month was that of the 23rd/24th with 0.3 degs C, which was the lowest temperature recorded since April 2013. The temperature only fell to 14.6 degs C on the night of the 6th/7th, the highest ever March night at this location.  Previously this was 13.4 degs C in 2013.
The average minimum was 7.0 degs C, making March 2014 the coldest month for nights since April 2013. It was the second highest night-time average for the month of March though, beaten only by 7.98 degs C in 2012.

The temperature fell below 5 degs C seven times during March 2014. This was the most since April 2013, but the second lowest for March.  It happened only three times in 2012.

Temperature [Maximum]:
Maximum temperatures in March 2014 ranged from 8.1 degs C on the 27th, the coldest day since April 2013, to 16.6 degs C on the 7th.  This gave an average for the month of 13.12 degs C, making March 2014 the coldest of any month since March 2013, but the third warmest March since 2004.

Rainfall:
98.6 mm of rain fell during March 2014, making it the driest month since September 2013.  This total was just under half of the 202.4 mm which fell in February 2014.  Although it was a dry month by recent standards, it was also the second wettest March of the last six.  March 2013 was the wettest with 119.4 mm.
The wettest day of March 2014 was the 24th with 15.6 mm.  Other days with more than 10mm of rain were the 2nd [14.2], 27th [12.3], and 25th [10.3].
No measurable rain fell from the 8th to the 19th.  This 12 day dry spell followed an 86 day period from 12th December 2013 to 7th March 2014, when there were just 4 completely dry days!

There were 11 completely dry days and 13 with no measurable rain during March 2014, the most in any month since September 2013.  Conversely, these were the lowest for any March since at least 2008.

Cumulatively in 2014, 555.6 mm of rain has fallen until 31st March, which compares with 322.3 mm during the same period in 2013 [+72.4%], and 141.4 mm in 2012 [+292.9%]!

Thunder:
Thunder was heard on the 27th.

Tuesday 29 April 2014

AM: Cloudy.
PM: Cloudy at first, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 17.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1010.2 mb.

Monday 28 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  More cloud to the south and east in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.9; Max: 17.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1009.7 mb.

Sunday 27 April 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 16.0.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.7 mb.

Saturday 26 April 2014

Mostly cloudy with frequent showers, occasionally punctuated by brief sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.1; Max: 13.2.
Rain: 18.9 mm.  Pres: 989.5 mb.

*It was the wettest day since the St. Valentine's Day storm.

Friday 25 April 2014

AM: Sunny. 
PM: Sunny intervals to start, then gradually cloudier.  Rain and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 18.0.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 997.6 mb.

Thursday 24 April 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 4.7; Max: 17.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.1 mb.

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Rain overnight and at first, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.1; Max: 18.7.
Rain: 5.1 mm.  Pres: 1014.9 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 11th November 2013.

Tuesday 22 April 2014

AM: Cloudy with a light shower later.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.8; Max: 15.9.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1006.9 mb.

Monday 21 April 2014

Rain for a time overnight, followed by a cloudy, mostly dry day with a light shower in the afternoon.
Some cloud breaks in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.4; Max: 13.0.
Rain: 3.3 mm.  Pres: 1003.0 mb.

Sunday 20 April 2014

Sunny to start, cloudy by mid-morning and rain by late morning.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 10.6.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 995.6 mb.

*It was the coldest and wettest day since March 27.

Saturday 19 April 2014

AM: Sunny intervals.  PM: Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 13.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres:1010.6 mb.

Friday 18 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  Mainly cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 15.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres:1017.3 mb.

Thursday 17 April 2014

Sunny to start; sunny intervals from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, then mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 3.9; Max: 17.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 11th November 2013.

Wednesday 16 April 2014

Sunny.  Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.7; Max: 14.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.2 mb.

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Mostly sunny and breezy.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 14.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.7 mb.

Monday 14 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  Some broken cloud for a time in the morning.
Temps: Min: 5.3; Max: 15.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.6 mb.

Sunday 13 April 2014

Mostly sunny.  Cloudy for a time during the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 14.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.6 mb.

Saturday 12 April 2014

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 14.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.8 mb.

Friday 11 April 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 15.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.2 mb.

Thursday 10 April 2014

Sunny intervals.  More cloud in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.4; Max: 16.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.8 mb.

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning and evening.  Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 4.2; Max: 15.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.1 mb.

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Sunny intervals.  Light shower during the morning.
Temps: Min: 6.1; Max: 15.6.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1025.4 mb.

Monday 7 April 2014

Rain overnight. Cloudy with showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.3; Max: 14.0.
Rain: 7.5 mm.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

Recent Reports

There has been less than normal information in the reports of the last few days due to me being away!
Up to now no reports have been possible during these periods, with just an update on my return.

Now though, it is possible to provide minimum temperature, rainfall and pressure readings. Unfortunately it is still not possible to give a more detailed description of the day's weather, or a maximum temperature in all cases.

Sunday 6 April 2014

Showers.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.3. Max: 12.7.
Rain: 7.2 mm.  Pres: 1008.0 mb.

Saturday 5 April 2014

Overnight rain, followed by a showery Saturday, then further rain in the evening.
Min temp: 10.5.
Rain: 4.8 mm.
Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Friday 4 April 2014

Rain late in the evening.
Min temp: 10.0.
Rain: 0.3 mm.
Pres: 1007.0 mb.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Overnight shower, followed by a dry day with lengthening sunny intervals.
Min temp: 5.9.
Rain: 0.3 mm.
Pres: 1001.2 mb.

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Mostly cloudy/overcast and dull with a few showers.  Misty in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2; Max: 13.9.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 994.6 mb.

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Mostly cloudy in the morning.  Bright with some brief sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.4; Max: 13.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 998.8 mb.

Monday 31 March 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals in the morning and evening.  Cloudy in the afternoon with some rain.
Temps: Min: 8.0; Max: 13.7.
Rain: 2.7 mm.  Pres: 1007.6 mb.