Monthly Weather Review, March 2023
Issued: April 1, 2023
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Summary
Records
Analysis
Meteograms
Monitoring
Notes
Summary
The total rainfall was 31.3 mm. This is 96.6% of the long-term mean March rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 23.1° C. This is 0.9° C cooler than the long-term mean March maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 14.2° C. This equals the long-term March minimum temperature.
Records
The mean sea level pressure of 998.3 hPa on the 6th equals the lowest pressure recorded in March. The record was originally set on 25 March 2018.
Analysis
The table below is a concise analysis of the rainfall, temperature, pressure and phenomena that occurred during the month, and compares these data to the long-term values for the month.
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Meteograms
These meteograms show the daily rainfall and daily temperature extremes for the month.
Click on a graph to see it displayed at full-size
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Monitoring
To check for consistency with nearby official stations, the daily maximum and minimum temperatures from the AWS are routinely compared to the BoM AWS at Laverton RAAF, whilst the daily rainfall from the standard rain gauge is compared to the BoM AWS at Laverton RAAF and the Melbourne Water rain gauge at Hoppers Crossing.
Note: Tr indicates a rainfall amount of less than 0.1 mm (a trace of rain) and does not count towards the monthly rainfall total or the number of rain days.
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Notes
- Unless otherwise advised, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C) and rainfall in millimetres (mm).
- Our long-term averages and station records are based on all available data since 1 April 2017. All annual data are based on complete calendar years commencing in 2018.
- If a station record is equalled, the record passes to the most recent date to conform to standard BoM practice.
- Variation from long-term is a measure of the difference between the current month and the long-term average for that month.
- For most meteorological elements, the mean is the standard measure of the average.
- For rainfall, particularly if there is a small volume of available data, the median is the preferred measure of the average.
- Refer to our observing program for details about the observation period for each element and how the data are stored.
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