March 2019 Summary

In Brief:
Wet first half with frequent strong winds and gales.  Dry and fine second half.  Temperatures above average day and night. 

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest: 1.7 degs C on the 26th.  Since at least 2004 every March (exc 2012 & 2017) has had a colder night than this.
Highest:  10.8 degs C on the 15th.
Average minimum:  6.34 degs C.  =4th highest of the last 16 Marches, =2009 and behind 2012, 14 and 17.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 10.  Same as February.  March 2018 = 20.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0. March 2018 = 5.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest: 10.7 degs C on the 12th.  Since at least 2004 every March has had a cooler day than this. 
Highest: 15.7 degs C on the 27th.  This temperature was exceeded on 27th February (17.0).
Average maximum: 13.38 degs C.  Warmest March since 2007 (13.64).
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0.

Rainfall:
Total:  121.9 mm.  2nd wettest March since before 2009.  2018 = wettest.
February 2019:  79.8 mm.
March 2018:  195.1 mm.

Wettest day:  18.9 mm on the 5th. 
Other days with 10 mm or more:  3rd (17.2 mm), 12th (16.9 mm) and 6th [16.0 mm].
Wettest spells:  3rd to 6th: 58.8 mm, and 8th to 12th: 36.2 mm. 

Driest spell:  From 21st: No measurable rain.
Completely dry days:  9.  3rd fewest for March since at least 2009.
Days with no measurable rain:  13. 

Cumulatively: 2019 = 288 mm.
2018:  504 mm.  [-42.86 %].

Thunder:
None this month. 

Pressure:
Lowest: 984.0 mb on the 6th.  
Highest: 1042.4 mb on the 28th.