Rainfall summary for March

CbFan · Unread post by **CbFan** » Wed 31/03/2004 15:26

Matauri Bay
Bay of Islands

date................ mm

2/3................ 1
17/3.............. 6.5

...That's it !

Another bust TC season draws to a close

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Wed 31/03/2004 17:38

Waimauku, Auckland:

Highest temperature: 27.9Â°C 10-Mar
Lowest temperature: 6.5Â°C 26-Mar
Lowest Maximum: 18.9Â°C 29-Mar
Rain total: 3.6mm
Days with rain: 5
Highest pressure: 1021mb 4-Mar
Lowest pressure: 1005mb 2-Mar

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 31/03/2004 17:45

Similar rainfall in Auckland with 9mm recorded for the month. I notice Whangarei had no recordable rainfall for March. The whole country apart from the South Island's West Coast had a drier than average March.

Sunshine was above normal in the east and north of the country as well with most areas recording over 200hrs (including Auckland Michael). The sheltered Bay of Plenty recorded 270 + hrs.

I have a look through the NIWA tables for January this year. Auckland was one of the warmest town/city in NZ with a mean temperature of 20.6C beaten by Whangerei on 20.9C. Wellington 18.3C,
Christchurch 18.8C, Dunedin 16.1. Haven't seen Feb tables.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Wed 31/03/2004 17:50

Alexandra:

Highest Max temperature: 28.9Â°C 9-Mar
Lowest Max temperature: 11.4Â°C 28-Mar
Mean Max 21.65Â°C

Highest Min temperature 15.4Â°C 9-Mar
Lowest Min temperature 1.8Â°C 25-Mar
Mean Min 8.56Â°C

Rain total: 19.75mm
Days with rain: 3

Highest pressure: 1029mb 4-Mar
Lowest pressure: 986mb 10-Mar

Average month

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 31/03/2004 18:03

Only 3 or 4 days of showers from weak fronts all month but the wind run must have been high for March with lots of SW on most days apart from light winds in the middle of the month

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Wed 31/03/2004 23:11

Dunedin, Opoho (206m above sea level)

Highest Max temperature: 25.9Â°C 26th-Mar
Lowest Max temperature: 11.1Â°C 2nd-Mar

Highest Min temperature 15.2Â°C 8th-Mar
Lowest Min temperature 3.6Â°C 24th-Mar

Rain total: 42mm
Days with recorded rainfall: 11

Highest pressure: 1028mb 4th-Mar
Lowest pressure: 986mb 10th-Mar

Started building a Stevenson Screen tonight (yes I know, should have done this a long time ago). I love a 'hands on' project.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Thu 01/04/2004 21:19

Looks like those SouthWesterlies will continue to predominate into April with more of the same weather, cool and mainly dry.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Thu 01/04/2004 21:31

Highest temp 30.5C Wed 10th March
Lowest temp 2.3C the morning of the Thursday 25th
Total rainfall 46.5mm
Highest Average pressure 1024.6ha (Thurs the 4th)
Lowest Average pressure 0989.6hPa (Wednes the 10th)
Days of thunder

1 (the evening of Sat 27th)

JohnGaul
NZTS