General March Weather

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

See quite a strong S to SE Wind Change through Timaru, Oamaru and Ashburton. Still 22.8 in CHCH. Although the change cant be too far off. Im praying for no rain as want to play last game of cricket season today!! Hopefully it breaks up the band and moves out to sea or something.

[Manukau heads obs]

GFS playing games again with a Low from the tropics moving SW onto the NI for easter now....

[Chris Raine]

Southerly came through here at 0530. After a warm day yesterday and warm till the change at 23 degrees .Got 1.5mm to 0900 now clearing temp dwon to 12.6 degrees and fresh SW

[Dean.]

EC have a low moving on to the upper NI now as well.Gasp forecasting a fat high over the country

[spwill]

Yes, the threat of the big dry becoming the big wet over NE NZ has been there in the models.

[Andy]

No rain here.. temp 14 degrees with some low to middle cloud and wind from the south.

[Michael]

Its always swings and roundabouts...examples like late winter hardly any sw even the winter proper little,made up over summer,rain the same,dry summer,wouldnt be surprised wet winter like 2008.seems to balance out.

[snowstormwatcher]

Been drizzling here for the last hour 1.5mm so far currently 11 degrees.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

No precip here although very overcast and grey, but, interestingly enough, the wind has gone back to the NE ?

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Manukau heads obs]

GFS playing games alright....latest run very different for easter...back to more status quo

[Nev]

Just a reminder that we do have a thread discussing 'Easter Weather' here.

[David]

Pretty warm here this evening, constant 19°C (DP 16) for the last few hours.
For the month so far it has only been 0.7 degrees cooler than January.

[Nev]

According to NIWA's Mangere figures for Akld, Jan's T-mean of 19.0C was 0.7C cooler than normal, whereas Feb's T-mean of 20.6C was 0.7C warmer than normal.

Mangere's current March T-mean of 18.1C is 0.5C is cooler than normal. In contrast, Akld Aero's current March T-mean of 19.1C is 0.4C warmer than normal.

[Manukau heads obs]

so far march temperatures running only 0.1 below normal for me here

[David]

In contrast, Akld Aero's current March T-mean of 19.1C is 0.4C warmer than normal.

Their mean is obtained by (min+max)/2 isn't it? I have forgotten...
From my station the min+max average and a 1-minute average is calculated, and the min+max value is 0.5 degrees higher than the 1min average this month.

[Nev]

In contrast, Akld Aero's current March T-mean of 19.1C is 0.4C warmer than normal.

Their mean is obtained by (min+max)/2 isn't it? I have forgotten...

Yep, that's the standard practice.

[jamie]

this evenings criket might see a shower delay it. looking out the window there is a very dark onimous looking cloud

[jamie]

getting fat random drops of rain here. so seddon park could get something like this.

[Nev]

Got 1.8mm from a brief rogue shower here just after 10pm last night - mtd 10.9mm.

[Manukau heads obs]

temperatures above average here now for the end of march..so going to end up being just above average now for the whole month...and the first week of april looking mild too....for upper NI....

[Tornado Tim]

My Station is on the verge of hitting a new all time record
Here is a Graph of Baro Pressure (the green line) for 6 Hours. Notice the surge around now?

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

An interesting pressure gradient with the anticyclone just south of the Chathams and the low in the South Tasman Sea. A difference of 56 hPa. at 7pm.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Andy]

A very mild 18 degrees here, with a light northlery breeze.

[snowstormwatcher]

Warm here today 28 degrees at the moment.

[FIREFROG]

similar here 27.8 - very nice BBQ & Beer time