Summary for March 2019

Very windy and rather wet for the first half then dry and settled
thereafter. Mild throughout. Warmer and a little wetter than normal with
average sunshine. Warmest March since 2017 (9.9C); wettest since 2016
(97 mm); sunniest since 2016 (164 hours).

Mean Max: 13.5ºC
Mean Min: 5.4ºC
Mean: 9.5ºC

High Max: 18.5ºC 30th
Low Max: 10.1ºC 18th
High Min: 11.9ºC 15th
Low Min: -0.9ºC 26th
Grass Min: -2.8ºC 8th

Days 15°C 7 Days
Days 10°C 31 Days
Nights 10°C 2 Days
Nights 5°C 16 Days

Rain Total (gauge): 71.8 mm
Rain Days 0.2 mm: 12 Days
Rain Days 1.0 mm: 9 Days
Max 24 hrs: 15.8 mm 12th
Days without any rain: 19

Air Frost: 3 Days
Grass Frost: 7 Days
Snow Falling: 0 Days
Thunder Heard: 0 Days
Hail 5 mm: 2 Days
Hail 5 mm: 0 Days
Fog @ 9am: 2 Days

Total Monthly Sunshine: 141.9 Hours
Most Sunshine in a Day: 12.0 Hours 27th
Average Daily Sunshine: 4.6 Hours
Sunless Days: 3 Days
Cloudless Days: 4 Days
Total Possible Sunshine: 368.6 Hours
Percentage of Total Sun: 38%
Average Sunny Interval: 16.5 mins

Ave 10 Min Wind 39 mph: 0.00 Days
Calm: 5.68 Days 18%
Mean Wind: 5.2 mph
Max Gust: 57 mph 3rd

Mean Pressu 1017.1 hPa
Max Pressu 1037.8 hPa 28th
Min Pressu 983.3 hPa 6th

Max Dewpoint: 11.3ºC 3rd
Min Dewpoint: -2.0ºC 26th
Mean Dewpoint: 6.3ºC

Max Humidity: 98% 2nd
Min Humidity: 43% 26th
Mean Humidity: 81%

--
Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk