A bit warmer than average, a bit drier than average.
Eleven frost days despite being very windy.

Average temperature = 5.9°C; diff from climate av: +0.6°C
Average humidity = 85%
Average dewpoint = 3.5°C
Average barometer = 1013.5 mb
Average windspeed = 9.4 mph
Average gustspeed = 13.0 mph
Average direction = 227° ( SW)
Rainfall for month = 39.0 mm (-10.3mm)
Rainfall for year = 316.6 mm
Maximum rain per minute = 0.4 mm on day 27 at time 12:02
Maximum temperature = 14.9°C on day 13 at time 13:51
Minimum temperature = -5.6°C on day 24 at time 06:01
Maximum humidity = 99% on day 02 at time 09:14
Minimum humidity = 33% on day 12 at time 14:47
Maximum dewpoint = 12.0°C on day 31 at time 14:56
Minimum dewpoint = -6.6°C on day 24 at time 6:01
Maximum pressure = 1038.2 mb on day 11 at time 10:49
Minimum pressure = 976.7 mb on day 03 at time 00:36
Maximum windspeed = 33.4 mph from 203°(SSW) on day 20 at time 12:32
Maximum gust speed = 47.2 mph from 203°(SSW) on day 20 at time 08:29
Maximum heat index = 14.9°C on day 13 at time 13:51
Avg daily max temp :10.2°C
Avg daily min temp :1.8°C
Growing degrees days :3.0 GDD
Total windrun = 6762.0miles
Frost days= 11
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Daily rain totals
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13.8 mm on day 2
00.4 mm on day 3
00.2 mm on day 4
00.2 mm on day 6
02.6 mm on day 7
00.2 mm on day 12
01.0 mm on day 18
00.8 mm on day 20
01.4 mm on day 22
00.2 mm on day 24
05.2 mm on day 26
08.2 mm on day 27
04.0 mm on day 28
00.2 mm on day 29

Summary for March 2014

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute)  7.7
Mean (min+max)   7.9
Mean Minimum     3.0
Mean Maximum     12.9
Minimum          -2.1 day 01
Maximum          19.9 day 09
Highest Minimum  8.6 day 15
Lowest Maximum   8.6 day 27
Air frosts       6

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month  42.1
Wettest day      10.5 day 25
High rain rate   9.9 day 27
Rain days        15
Dry days         16

Pressure (mb):
Maximum          1036.0 day 11
Minimum          977.0 day 02

Mean temp 5.2c

Mean min 0.7c

Mean max 9.7c

Lowest temp -5.7c 24th

Highest temp 15.8c 31st

No of air frosts 15

Rainfall 43.8mm

Wettest day with 8.6mm 6th

Days with rain 14

Mean pressure 1009.9mb

Mean humidity 76.4%

Data from a VP2

Summary for March 2014

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute)  7.6
Mean (min+max)   8.5
Mean Minimum     3.9
Mean Maximum     13.0
Minimum          0.0 day 18
Maximum          19.7 day 30
Highest Minimum  8.7 day 31
Lowest Maximum   8.4 day 11
Air frosts       0

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month  30.3
Wettest day      7.8 day 02
High rain rate   21.6 day 21
Rain days        18
Dry days         14

Wind (km/h):
Highest Gust     34 day 18
Average Speed    4
Wind Run         2306.6 km
Gale days        0

Pressure (hPa):
Maximum          1044.9 day 11
Minimum          0.0 day 18

Days with snow falling         0
Days with snow lying at 0900   0

Averages\Extremes for the month of March 2014

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Average temperature = 7.7°C

Average humidity = 79%

Average dewpoint = 4.0°C

Average barometer = 1016.2 mb

Average windspeed = 3.4 mph

Average gustspeed = 5.7 mph

Average direction = 212° (SSW)

Rainfall for month = 33.2 mm

Rainfall for year = 403.4 mm

Maximum rain per minute = 0.8 mm on day 02 at time 21:06

Maximum temperature = 18.8°C on day 30 at time 12:44

Minimum temperature = -1.1°C on day 24 at time 05:20

Maximum humidity = 99% on day 04 at time 07:28

Minimum humidity = 32% on day 29 at time 13:55

Maximum dewpoint = 9.9°C on day 07 at time 13:36

Minimum dewpoint = -2.0°C on day 24 at time 5:17

Maximum pressure = 1034.4 mb on day 11 at time 10:27

Minimum pressure = 982.5 mb on day 03 at time 01:15

Maximum windspeed = 15.0 mph from 225°( SW) on day 21 at time 16:29

Maximum gust speed = 26.5 mph from 225°( SW) on day 21 at time 16:28

Maximum heat index = 18.8°C on day 30 at time 12:44

Avg daily max temp :12.2°C

Avg daily min temp :3.9°C

Growing degrees days :34.6 GDD

Total windrun = 2510.8miles

Sunshine hours month to date= 0.0 hrs

Sunshine hours year to date= 0.0 hrs

Frost days= 2

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Daily rain totals

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15.2 mm on day 2

02.2 mm on day 3

00.2 mm on day 4

00.2 mm on day 12

00.2 mm on day 18

04.0 mm on day 20

01.4 mm on day 21

03.4 mm on day 22

00.2 mm on day 24

01.6 mm on day 25

04.0 mm on day 26

00.4 mm on day 27

00.2 mm on day 31

A bit delayed.  Uneventful month really.  Drier than its been for a while and this looks like being a nice dry April too.

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Averages\Extremes for the month of March 2014

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Average temperature = 6.5°C
Average humidity = 61%
Average dewpoint = -1.0°C
Average barometer = 1004.6 mb
Average windspeed = 1.2 mph
Average gustspeed = 2.5 mph
Average direction = 238° (WSW)
Rainfall for month = 151.5 mm
Rainfall for year = 655.5 mm
Maximum rain per minute = 1.3 mm on day 21 at time 07:53
Maximum temperature = 13.5°C on day 19 at time 14:41
Minimum temperature = -2.3°C on day 24 at time 06:31
Maximum humidity = 94% on day 07 at time 04:07
Minimum humidity = 16% on day 24 at time 17:11
Maximum dewpoint = 8.0°C on day 06 at time 11:13
Minimum dewpoint = -14.9°C on day 24 at time 17:11
Maximum pressure = 1029.0 mb on day 11 at time 10:53
Minimum pressure = 970.0 mb on day 03 at time 02:53
Maximum windspeed = 13.8 mph from 315°( NW) on day 16 at time 19:00
Maximum gust speed = 32.2 mph from 248°(WSW) on day 16 at time 19:03
Maximum heat index = 13.5°C on day 19 at time 14:41
Avg daily max temp :10.2°C
Avg daily min temp :3.5°C
Growing degrees days :2.5 GDD
Total windrun = 917.6miles
Frost days= 3
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Daily rain totals
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10.7 mm on day 1
13.8 mm on day 2
00.8 mm on day 3
05.3 mm on day 4
12.6 mm on day 5
14.8 mm on day 6
12.8 mm on day 7
07.4 mm on day 8
04.4 mm on day 9
01.0 mm on day 17
05.4 mm on day 18
03.1 mm on day 19
24.3 mm on day 20
21.2 mm on day 21
04.4 mm on day 22
03.1 mm on day 25
01.2 mm on day 26
04.1 mm on day 27
01.1 mm on day 29

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