March was warmer than average (6.26°C versus an average of 6.16), wetter than average (81.60 mm versus an average total of 41.43) and calmer than average (a wind run of 3230 miles versus an average of 3286)
The highest temperature in the month was 14.8°C recorded at 15:00 on the 30th, the highest since November 11th 2022 when the temperature reached 15.2°C. The lowest temperature was -3.9°C recorded at 04:00 on the 11th, the lowest temperaure since 16th December 2022 when the temperature fell to -4.8°C. The average temperature in the month was 6.3°C, 0.1°C above the mean. . The average daily high temperature was 9.4°C, 0.7°C above the mean.The average daily low temperature was 3.5°C, 0.5°C above the mean.
The warmest day was the 30th with an average temperature of 11.1°C, while the coldest day was the 8th with an average temperature of 0.3°C. There were 6 frost days in the month. The average wind chill was 5.2°C, 0.1°C above the mean. The highest wind chill was 14.8°C, recorded at 15:00 on the 13th, with the lowest wind chill being -4.7°C at 15:37 on the 9th. The maximum dew point was 12.3°C recorded at 15:50 on the 29th, with the low dew point being -5.3°C at 04:00 on the 11th. There were 21.1 hours of sunshine with the sunniest day being the 27th with 6.1 hours.
Rainfall in the month was 81.6 millimetres recorded on 23 days, the highest ever March rainfall here and well above the average of 43.5 millimetres. The highest rain rate was 67.4 millimetres per hour, reccorded at 14:30 on the 18th. The wettest day was the 10th when 13.6 millimetres was recorded. There were 72.0 millimetres of snow recorded on three days. The total yearly rainfall was 146.8 millimetres, 106% of the mean for the end of March.
The highest barometric pressure was 1034.0 millibars recorded at 00:42 on the 1st. The lowest barometric pressure was 979.2 millibars at 10:33 on the 13th. The average pressure in the month was 1005.2 millibars. The highest humidity was 100% and the monthly average humidity was 84%.
Wind speeds were below the average, with the highest wind gust speed of 37 mph being reccorded at 10:19 on the 23th.The maximum wind speed was 21 mph at 12:21 on the 13th. The wind run was 3230.0 miles, 154.2 miles above the March average. The average gust speed in the month was 6.8 mph, and the average wind speed was 4.4 mph. The predominant direction was south south-westerly (196°).
The maximum high solar radiation recorded at 13:07 on the 26th was 1020 w/m². The average solar radiation for the month was 80 w/m². The highest U.V. Index was 2.8 recorded at 13:08:14 on the 30th.