March 2014 was a fairly unremarkable month with temperatures slightly above normal. The month was also wetter and sunnier than average with wind speeds also above average.
The average temperature in the month was 6.9°C, 0.9°C above the March average. The average high temperature was 11.4°C, compared to the average of 9.7°C and the average low temperature was 3.5°C, 1.2°C higher than average. The mean for the month is now 5.8°C. The maximum temperature was 17.2°C on the 9th at 15:23, and the minimum temperature was -1.8°C on the 24th at 07:23. There were only two frost days recorded. There have now been just six frost days in 2014. There were 105.9 hours of sunshine in the month, compared to 2013’s 74.6 hours. This was the sunniest month since July 2013. The average dew point was 4.4°C.
Rainfall for the month was 34.6 millimetres, falling on 15 days, 6.0 millimetres more than the average for March. The wettest day was the 18th when 6.6 millimetres fell. No rain was recorded between the 7th and 18th. There was no measurable snow recorded. Evapotranspiration for the month was 44.7 millimetres, the highest since September 2013 and 16.9 millimetres more than 2013. Rainfall for the year up until March 31st was 178.8 millimetres, 76.0 millimetres more than normal at this time of the year.
The average wind speed in the month was 5.1 mph, with the average gust speed being 8.0 mph, both March records. The maximum recorded wind speed was 21.9 mph from 293° (WNW) on the 18th at 14:30. The maximum recorded gust speed was 32.2 mph from 293° (WNW) also on the 18th at 14:28. The month’s wind run was 3561.3 miles.
The average barometric pressure for March was 1013.7 millibars, with the highest being 1036.4 millibars on the 11th at 09:07. The lowest barometric pressure was 978.5 millibars at 20:30 on the 2nd, a record low for March.
Weather Underground graph for March 2014.
