March Summary
Below average temperature, coolest since 2014, above average wind run and 59% of expected rainfall.
(March compared to my records from the past 10 years.)
- This March is below my average temperature of 15.3C with 14.1C which is equal to 2014, the coolest in the past 10 years
- The warmest temperature was 32.4C, just lower than my March record of 32.6C recorded in 2015.
- The coldest temperature was 1.0C, the lowest March temperature I've recorded in 20 years records.
- Twenty six days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 30 days.
- Eleven days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 11 days.
- Four days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 7 days.
- One day reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 1 days.
- Wind run was 109% of my average of 4558km with 4971km.
- The barometer recorded near average pressure for the month with 1016.2hPa. My average is 1015.9hPa.
- Rainfall was the forth lowest I've ever recorded for March in the past 10 years, 59% of the average expected total of 57mm with 33.6m.
- The previous dry March was 2019 with 22.2mm. 2001 is the driest March in my records with 5.8mm
- The wettest March in the past 10 years and in my 20 years of records is 2014 with 167mm.
March 2020 Summary Temperature | |
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Mean | 14.1 C |
Mean Maximum | 19.4 C |
Mean Minimum | 9.2 C |
Maximum High | 32.4 C (3rd) |
Maximum Low | 15.4 C (2nd) |
Minimum High | 12.2 C (29th) |
Minimum Low | 1.0 C (18th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 59 km/h (23rd) |
Mean | 7.0 km/h |
Wind Run | 4971 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 272 km (6th) |
Prevailing Direction | East North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1035.0 hPa (29th) |
Minimum | 989.5 hPa (23rd) |
Mean | 1016.2 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +24.9 hPa (4th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (0.2mm or more) |
11 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 20.6 mm (30th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 33.6 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 96 % (Several Days) |
Minimum | 33 % (9th) |
March Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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Temperature | Wind | Rainfall | Barometer | |||||||||
Date | Min | Max | Mean | Mean (Km/h) | Gust (Km/h) | Run (km) | Prevailing Dir | 10 Minute Max (mm) | Total (mm) | Min (hPa) | Max (hPa) | Change (hPa) |
1 | 12.8 | 20.9 | 16.4 | 10.6 | 35 | 242 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.9 | 1025.8 | +4.9 |
Few morning clouds, cloud increasing in the afternoon. NE wind. | ||||||||||||
2 | 15.4 | 20.8 | 17.5 | 11.8 | 46 | 269 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.4 | 1025.1 | -14.7 |
Low cloud breaking from mid afternoon, fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
3 | 15.1 | 32.4 | 21.9 | 4.0 | 38 | 89 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.4 | 998.6 | 1010.1 | -11.5 |
Cloudy and warm with variable winds tending NE. A period of light rain later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
4 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 39 | 247 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1003.8 | 1028.7 | +24.9 |
Cloudy morning, sunny intervals in the afternoon. Cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
5 | 3.9 | 18.4 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 32 | 130 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.6 | 1032.9 | +4.3 |
Clear and sunny with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
6 | 7.9 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 44 | 272 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1024.8 | 1032.7 | -7.9 |
Sunny morning. High cloud increasing in the afternoon with fresh NE wind New Zealand's cooked glaciers, spattered with bushfire ash |
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7 | 13.9 | 22.1 | 17.2 | 11.2 | 37 | 254 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.3 | 1024.4 | -13.1 |
Sunny morning, high cloud increasing in the afternoon with NE winds | ||||||||||||
8 | 10.4 | 22.4 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 25 | 131 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.1 | 1012.6 | -7.5 |
Sunny intervals, cloud increasing on the afternoon with a few spots of rain in the evening. | ||||||||||||
9 | 15.1 | 29.6 | 20.4 | 6.7 | 28 | 151 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 996.3 | 1004.7 | -8.4 |
Cloudy with warm northerly winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
10 | 11.6 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 35 | 260 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.8 | 998.7 | 1011.7 | +13.0 |
Overcast with morning drizzle, with further light rain in the evening. Southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
11 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 31 | 206 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1011.8 | 1022.3 | +10.5 |
Light showers clearing early morning. Overcast with a cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
12 | 10.3 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 22 | 54 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.5 | 1028.6 | +6.1 |
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with light southerly winds turning NE later in the afternoon. South Island's December storm costs insurers $17m |
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13 | 9.5 | 18.6 | 13.9 | 6.2 | 34 | 143 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1021.9 | 1028.6 | -6.7 |
Variable cloud with NE wind. | ||||||||||||
14 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 33 | 201 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.2 | 1021.6 | -7.4 |
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon. NE wind. | ||||||||||||
15 | 12.1 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 44 | 172 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.6 | 1017.1 | -10.5 |
Mostly cloudy with NE wind freshening. | ||||||||||||
16 | 10.0 | 21.9 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 44 | 231 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1005.2 | 1022.1 | +16.9 |
Partly cloudy with a southerly wind freshening in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
17 | 4.6 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 38 | 158 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1022.4 | 1025.7 | +3.3 |
Variable cloud with a few spots of rain at times, cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
18 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 31 | 117 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.7 | 1025.1 | -10.4 |
Cool start to the day, sunny with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
19 | 7.9 | 26.3 | 16.8 | 2.7 | 21 | 61 | East Ntn East | 0 | 0 | 1003.8 | 1014.6 | -10.8 |
Clear and sunny with light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
20 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 28 | 78 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1003.0 | 1018.9 | +15.9 |
Overcast with occasional light rain. Light southerly winds turning north to NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
21 | 9.3 | 16.4 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 52 | 213 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1001.9 | 1019.1 | -17.2 |
Overcast with a few spots of rain at times, fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
22 | 7.4 | 27.8 | 16.4 | 3.0 | 24 | 69 | West Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1001.9 | 1009.4 | +7.5 |
Few clouds, sunny and warm with light winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | 5.4 | 19.2 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 59 | 200 | East Nth East | 0.4 | 2.6 | 989.5 | 1009.0 | -19.5 |
Morning cloud breaking in the afternoon. Cold southerly change at night with some rain. | ||||||||||||
24 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 44 | 121 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 999.5 | 1009.5 | +10.0 |
Showers clearing by dawn. Overcast and cold with west to SSW winds. Few spots of rain later in the afternoon. Snow blankets parts of the South Island as temperatures drop |
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25 | 3.8 | 17.7 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 38 | 165 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.6 | 1014.8 | +5.2 |
Sunny with a freshening NE wind in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
26 | 8.6 | 23.7 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 29 | 67 | East Ntn East | 0 | 0 | 1007.3 | 1014.1 | -7.1 |
Morning fog clearing to a sunny day with mostly light NE winds | ||||||||||||
27 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 48 | 230 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1012.2 | 1025.8 | +13.6 |
Overcast with light morning showers, cold southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
28 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 26 | 78 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1025.8 | 1032.9 | +7.1 |
Showers clearing by dawn. Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals from late morning. Light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
29 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 26 | 110 | South Sth West | 0.8 | 6.4 | 1029.9 | 1035.0 | -5.1 |
Morning showers clearing by dawn. Overcast with showers returning in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
30 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 27 | 109 | East Nth East | 2.6 | 20.6 | 1025.5 | 1029.7 | -4.2 |
Showers, some heavy with light southerly winds turning NE from midday. Rainfall leads to lifting of water restrictions in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula |
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31 | 12.2 | 18.8 | 14.6 | 5.6 | 23 | 128 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1020.0 | 1025.7 | -5.7 |
Showers clearing by mid morning, cloud breaking to a sunny and mild afternoon with light NE winds. |
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