March 2013 - Romansleigh, South Molton district of North Devon

Mean maximum (0900-0900): 6.5 C (-3.3 compared to estimated 1981-2010
average)
Mean minimum (0900-0900): 0.4 C (-2.4 compared to estimated 1981-2010
average)
Mean monthly: 3.5 C (-2.8 compared to estimated 1981-2010 average)
Mean day (0900-2100) maximum: 6.5 C
Mean night (2100-0900) minimum: 0.6 C
Highest maximum: 14.0 C (8th)
Lowest minimum: -3.6 C (28th)
Lowest grass minimum: -11.1 C (14th)
Lowest day maximum: 0.6 C (24th)
Highest night minimum: 8.2 C (8th)
Mean 30 cm earth temperatu 5.4 C

Total rainfall (5" gauge): 75.4 mm (84 % of estimated 1981-2010 average)
Maximum rainfall in 24 hours to 0900: 24.6 mm (21st)

Days with grass minimum 0 C: 21
Days with air frost: 16
Days with sleet/snow falling: 5
Days with snow lying (half cover) at 0900: 0
Days with hail ( 5 mm diameter): 3
Days with hail (? 5 mm diameter): 1
Days with thunder: 0
Days with gales: 0
Days with fog at 0900: 0
Days with 0.2 mm or mo 14
Days with 1.0 mm or mo 11

Remarks: Apart from a brief milder interlude 5th to 9th, it was a very cold
month, indeed the coldest of this extended winter, with more air frosts than
in any of the preceding 3 months. Identical average 30 cm soil temperature
to that of February. Below average rainfall, with only 2 very wet days of
note (17.9 mm on 15th and 24.6 mm on 21st).
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Andy
http://www.romansleighweather.co.uk/