A cloudy and rather depressing month with several overcast, gloomy days, particularly during the second week. Low pressure at the beginning of the month led to a wet first week, but even when high pressure took over during the second week it remained mostly cloudy, and wet weather returned during the third week. There was a brief fine spell during the 4th weekend, but low pressure and wet weather returned at the very end of the month.
Temperatures around average for March during the day, but higher than average at night.
Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest: 2.1 degs C on the 17th. Since 2004, only March 2012 did not have a colder night than this.
Highest: 11.4 degs C on the 30th.
Average minimum: 7.44 degs C. 2nd highest for March since 2004. 2012 = 7.98 degs C.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 7. With 2014, = fewest for March since 2012, which had 3.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.
Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest: 8.2 degs C on the 23rd.
Highest: 16.9 degs C on the 30th. Warmest March day since 2012. =3rd warmest March day since at least 2003.
Average maximum: 12.78 degs C. 7th warmest of the last 14 Marches.
Rainfall:
Total: 108.1 mm. Wettest month since November 2016. 3rd wettest March since 2009.
February 2017: 97.8 mm.
March 2016: 113.8 mm.
Wettest day: 14.0 mm on the 6th.
Driest spell: No measurable rain: 13th to 18th, and 24th to 27th.
1.7 mm from 9th to 19th.
Wet spells: 56.7 mm to the 8th, with 37.8 mm from 5th to 7th.
26 mm from 20th to 23rd and 23.7 mm from the 28th.
Completely dry days: 6. Fewest for March since at least 2008.
Days with no measurable rain: 10. Fewest for March since at least 2008.
Cumulatively: 2017: 286.2 mm.
2016: 537.4 mm. [-46.74%].
Driest January to March since 2012.
Thunder:
None.
Pressure:
Lowest: 985.0 mb on the 5th.
Highest: 1038.4 mb on the 14th.
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