Monthly Meteorological Report for Ferny Grove, Brisbane in March 2021 – near average temperatures and above average rainfall

At Ferny Grove, the overnight temperatures were close to average. Daytime temperatures were close to average but was the coolest for March in 8 years. In the Brisbane area many of the official sites observed above average overnight temperatures but was near average at many sites. Daytime temperatures were near or below average at most of the official sites. Rainfall at Ferny Grove was well above average and in the highest 10% of records with frequent rainfall activity and cloud cover throughout the month. In the Brisbane area all of the official sites observed well above average rainfall totals that was record high at some locations. At Ferny Grove air pressure was below average, mean, mean minimum, and mean maximum relative humidity was above average, mean minimum, mean maximum and mean dew point was near average, wind speed was above average and there were 2 thunderstorms (3 thunder days).

 

Temperature – near average temperatures

Monthly Mean Daily Minimum Temperature: 19.4 ºC, 0.2 ºC above average and 0.7 ºC higher than same month in 2020. This is the sixth lowest on record for March and the lowest since 19.7 ºC in 2018. In the Brisbane area many of the official sites observed above average minimum temperatures, whilst many of the coastal sites measured close to average mean minimum temperatures. The sites observing close to average mean minimum temperatures were between 0.1 ºC below average at Redcliffe, with a mean minimum temperature of 20.7 ºC and 0.5 ºC above average at Brisbane Aero (20.3 ºC). The remaining sites that observed above average mean minimum temperatures were between 0.6 ºC above average at Beerburrum (19.3 ºC) and 1.5 ºC above average at Gatton (18.8 ºC). Archerfield observed a mean minimum temperature of 19.5 ºC (1 ºC above average). The highest mean minimum temperature was 21.3 ºC at Cape Moreton Lighthouse (0.1 ºC above average) and the lowest mean minimum temperature was 17.4 ºC at Canungra. Brisbane observed a mean minimum temperature of 20.6 ºC and was 0.4 ºC above average.

 

Monthly Mean Daily Maximum Temperature: 28.7 ºC, equal to the long term average and 0.4 ºC lower than same month in 2020. This is the fourth lowest on record for March and the lowest since 28.6 ºC in 2013. Mean maximum temperatures observed by the official sites in the Brisbane area were near average or below average at most sites. The exception to this was Cape Moreton Lighthouse that was 0.7 ºC above average with a mean maximum temperature of 26.8 ºC and measured the lowest mean maximum temperature of all the official sites. The sites that measured close to average mean maximum temperatures ranged between 0.5 ºC below average at Beaudesert and Logan City Treatment Plant with a mean maximum temperature of 28.7 ºC and 28 ºC respectively and 0.2 ºC below average at Amberley (29.2 ºC) and Redcliffe (27.7 ºC). The remaining sites that were below average were 0.6 ºC below average at Brisbane and Brisbane Aero (28.5 ºC and 27.4 ºC respectively) and 0.7 ºC below average at Beerburrum (28 ºC). The highest mean maximum temperature of all the official sites was 29.3 ºC at Gatton (0.3 ºC above average).

 

Mean Monthly Temperature: 24 ºC, 0.1 ºC above average, 0.1 ºC higher than the same month in 2020. This is the fifth lowest on record for March and the highest since 25.9 ºC in 2019.

 

Lowest Temperature: 14.8 ºC on 31 March 2021 at 6:18 AM. Same month in 2020 was 15.1 ºC. This is the third lowest on record daily and monthly minimum temperature for March and the lowest since 14.1 ºC in 2019 on 31 March at 4:36 AM. Official stations in the Brisbane area observed the lowest temperature of the month at most sites on the 31st and at some sites on the 5th, 25th and 26th. The lowest was 13.9 ºC at Amberley on the 5th and the highest was 19 ºC at Point Lookout on the 31st. In the Brisbane area there were some cool nights throughout the month that mostly occurred on the 5th and from the 25th. Brisbane observed its lowest temperature of 16.7 ºC on the 25th.

Highest Temperature: 34.6 ºC on 2 March 2021 at 12:35 PM. The same month in 2020 was 35.2 ºC. This is the equal fifth lowest monthly maximum temperature for March on record, the lowest since 32.7 ºC in 2016 on 19 March at 12:35 PM, the equal twelfth highest daily maximum temperature and the highest since 35.2 ºC on 2 March 2020 at 2:33 PM. The official sites measured the highest temperature for the month at most sites on the 2nd and at some sites on the 1st, 24th and 25th. The lowest was 29.9 ºC at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 2nd and the highest was 37.4 ºC at Gatton on the 2nd. The highest temperature observed at Brisbane was 33.2 ºC on the 2nd. During the month there were warm days during many days in the first half of the month that peaked on the 2nd and some warmth returned on the 24th to 29th.

 

Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature: 21.3 ºC on 17 March 2021 at 8:58 AM. This is the third lowest daily maximum temperature on daily and monthly basis for March on record, the highest since 23.6 ºC in 2018 on 6 March at 10:25 AM and the lowest since the current record high of 20.9 ºC on 9 March 2020 at 9:00 AM. Same month in 2020 was 20.9 ºC. The official sites measured the coolest day of the month on the 17th at many sites and on the 15th, 22nd and 31st at some coastal sites. These ranged between 21.2 ºC at Gatton on the 17th and 25ºC at Point Lookout on the 15th and 22nd. Brisbane observed 22.3 ºC on the 17th. Brisbane Aero observed a new record low for the daily maximum temperature of 22.2 ºC exceeding the previous record of 22.5 ºC on the 12 March 2003. Throughout the month there were many cool days and especially between the 15th and 17th, 21st to 23rd and 30th and 31st with persistent cloud cover.

 

Highest Daily Minimum Temperature: 22.6 ºC on 1 March 2021 at 5:33 AM. This is the fifth lowest daily highest minimum temperature on record for March, the lowest since 22.1 ºC in 2016 on 13 March at 4:10 AM, the equal tenth highest daily minimum temperature and the highest since 22.7 ºC on 7 March 2020 at 5:49 AM. Same month in 2020 was 24.4 ºC. In the Brisbane area the warmest nights occurred on the 1st at many sites and on the 2nd, 3rd and 24th at some sites. These ranged between 21.5 ºC at Beaudesert on the 3rd and 24.1 ºC at Brisbane and Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 1st. There were many warm nights throughout the month that occurred during most nights until the 24th.

 

Monthly Mean Minimum Grass Temperature: 17.9 ºC (0.4 ºC higher than same month in 2020).

 

Lowest Daily Minimum Grass Temperature: 13 ºC on 31 March 2021 (0.8 ºC lower than same month in 2020). This coincided with the lowest minimum air temperature of 14.8 ºC for the month.

 

Highest Daily Minimum Daily Grass Temperature: 21.3 ºC on 1 March 2021 (1.5 ºC lower than same month in 2020). This coincided with the highest minimum air temperature of 22.6 ºC for the month.

 

Highest Minimum Grass Temperature Depression: 2.8 ºC on 25 March 2021 with a minimum grass temperature of 13.2 ºC and an air temperature of 16 ºC.

 

Lowest Minimum Grass Temperature Depression: 0 ºC on 22 March 2021 with a minimum grass temperature of 20.6 ºC and an air temperature of 20.6 ºC.

 

Minimum temperatures in March were near average or above average before below average temperatures in the last week of the month. The 1st was 3 ºC above average, 1 ºC above average on the 2nd, 3 ºC above average on the 3rd and 1 ºC above average on the 4th. The temperature cooled to 3 ºC below average on the 5th, was near average on the 6th and was 1 ºC above average on the 7th and 8th. The 9th to 11th was 2 ºC above average, cooling back to 1 ºC above average on the 12th and 13th and to near average on the 14th. The 15th warmed to 3 ºC above average, then 1 ºC below average on the 16th to 19th and warmed to 2 ºC above average on the 20th and 21st. The 22nd was 1 ºC above average, 2 ºC above average on the 23rd and 24th before cooler nights from the 25th. The 25th and 26th was 3 ºC below average, near average on the 27th, 4 ºC below average on the 28th, 2 ºC below average on the 29th, 1 ºC below average on the 30th and cooled to 4 ºC below average on the 31st.

 

Maximum temperatures during March saw a mixture of below and above average temperatures throughout the month, with a number of near average or below average maximum temperatures in the middle of the month. The 1st was 1 ºC above average, warming to 5 ºC above average on the 2nd before cooling to 2 ºC below average on the 3rd and 3 ºC below average on the 4th. The 5th was 3 ºC above average before cooling to 1 ºC below average on the 6th and to near average on the 7th. The 8th to 10th were 3 ºC above average. The 11th was 1 ºC below average, 1 ºC above average on the 12th, warmed to 2 ºC above average on the 13th and was 4 ºC above average on the 14th. It was 7 ºC below average on the 15th, 5 ºC below average on the 16th, 7 ºC below average on the 17th and eased to 1 ºC below average on the 18th. The 19th was near average, cooled to 1 ºC below average on the 20th and 21st and cooled to 6 ºC below average on the 22nd. On the 23rd it was 2 ºC below average, 2 ºC above average on the 24th, warmed to 3 ºC above average on the 25th and was 2 ºC above average on the 26th. The 27th and 28th was 3 ºC above average, 2 ºC above average on the 29th before cooling to 2 ºC below average on the 30th and 31st.

 

The mean year to date temperature of 24.8 ºC was 0.2 ºC below average and the lowest for January to March since 24.4 ºC in 2013.

 

Heatwave Conditions (Maximum temperatures): Nil

 

MSL pressure – below average air pressure

Monthly Mean Daily Minimum MSL Pressure: 1011.6 hPa (2.6 hPa lower than same month in 2020). This is the third lowest for March and the lowest since 1010 hPa in 2017.

 

Monthly Mean Daily Maximum MSL Pressure: 1016 hPa (2.6 hPa lower than same month in 2020). This is the third lowest on record for March and the lowest since 1014.6 hPa in 2017.

 

Monthly Mean MSL Pressure: 1013.8 hPa (1.1 hPa below average, 2.5 hPa lower than same month in 2020). This is the fourth lowest on record for March and the lowest since 1012.3 hPa in 2017.

Lowest MSL Pressure: 1007.3 hPa on 6 March 2021 at 4:33 PM. The same month in 2020 saw 1002.9 hPa. This is the fourth lowest monthly and daily minimum air pressure for March and the lowest since 995.3 hPa in 2017 on 30 March at 7:40 PM.

 

Highest MSL Pressure: 1024.5 hPa on 18 March 2020 at 8:48 AM. The same month in 2020 saw 1020.6 hPa. This is the second lowest March monthly maximum air pressure on record, the highest since the current record high of 1017.9 hPa in 2017 on 19 March at 9:45 AM, the equal sixth-fifth highest daily March maximum air pressure and the highest since 1017.6 hPa on 30 March 2020 at 12:00 AM.

Note: Air pressure measurements are being closely monitored to maintain its accuracy. Over the month of March, a difference of 0.18 hPa lower compared to the official BoM Brisbane site – No. 040913 was observed which is deemed as being optimum.

 

Relative Humidity – above average mean humidity, mean minimum humidity, and mean maximum humidity

Monthly Mean Daily Minimum Humidity: 60.4 % (8.9 % higher than same month in 2020 and 3 % above average). This is the fourth highest on record for March and the highest since 62.3 % in 2018.

 

Monthly Mean Daily Maximum Humidity: 96.1 % (4.7 % higher than same month in 2020 and 2.9 % above average). This is the second highest on record for March and the highest since the current record high of 97.6% in 2010.

 

Monthly Mean Humidity: 78.2 % (6.8 % higher than same month in 2020 and 3 % above average). This is the third highest on record for March and the highest since 79 % in 2018.

 

Lowest Humidity: 32 % on 28 March 2021 at 12:32 PM (2 % lower than this month in 2020). This is the third lowest monthly minimum humidity for March on record, the lowest since the current record low of 15 % in 2019 on 12 March at 2:45 PM, the sixth lowest daily minimum humidity for March and the lowest since 17% on 31 March 2020 at 2:13 PM.

 

Highest Humidity: 99 % on 24 March 2021 at 4:24 PM (equal to this month in 2020). This is the second highest monthly March maximum humidity on record and the highest since 100% on 18 March 2020 at 7:59 PM.

 

Dew point – near average mean, mean minimum and mean maximum dew point

Monthly mean daily minimum dew point: 17.5 ºC (0.1 ºC below average). This is the fifth highest monthly mean minimum dew point for March on record and the highest since 18.1 ºC in 2018.

 

Monthly mean daily maximum dew point: 21.8 ºC (0.5 ºC above average). This is the fourth highest mean maximum dew point for March and the highest since the 22.1 ºC in 2019.

Monthly mean dew point: 19.7 ºC (0.2 ºC above average). This is the fifth highest monthly mean dew point for March and the highest since 20.2 ºC in 2018.

 

Lowest dew point: 12.1 ºC on 25 March 2021 at 5:09 PM. This is the fourth lowest monthly minimum dew point for March on record, the highest since 15.2 ºC in 2018 on 9 March at 11:15 PM, the equal sixth lowest daily dew point for March and the lowest since 15.2 ºC in 2018 on 9 March at 11:15 PM.

 

Highest dew point: 25.7 ºC on 2 March 2021 at 2:51 PM. This is the equal highest monthly and daily maximum dew point on record for March equalling the current record of 25.7 ºC in 2020 on 7 March at 3:58 PM.

 

Wind Speed – above average wind speed

Maximum Wind Gust: 52 km/hr on 2 March 2021 at 5:45 PM. This is the fourth highest maximum wind gust on record for March, the seventh highest daily wind gust for March and the highest since 58.2 km/hr in 2018 on 12 March at 1:13 PM.

 

Maximum Wind Speed: 28 km/hr on 2 March 2021 at 5:45 PM (Light Force Wind). This is the sixth highest and lowest monthly maximum wind speed for March on record, the equal twelfth highest daily wind speed for March and the equal highest since 28 km/hr on 2019 on 15 March at 4:19 PM.

 

Wind Run: 2157.1 km (1031.8 km lower than same month in 2020), 353.1 km below average and 1.3 % below average. This is the third highest on record for March total wind run and the lowest since 1763.1 km in 2018.

 

Monthly Mean Wind Speed: 1.5 km/hr (2.7 km/hr lower than this month in 2021), 1.5 km/hr below the long term average). This is the second lowest on record for March and the lowest since the current record low of 0.8 km/hr in 2012.

 

Daily Mean Maximum Wind Gust: 23.2 km/hr (2.2 km/hr lower than this month in 2020), 1.7 km/hr above average and 7.9 % above average. This is the third lowest daily mean maximum wind gust on record for March and the lowest since the current record low of 22.3 km/hr in 2011.

 

Daily Mean Maximum Wind Speed: 12 km/hr, 0.6 km/hr lower than this month in 2020), 3.5 km/hr above average and 41.3 % above average. This is the second lowest on record for March and lowest since the current record low of 5.7 km/hr in 2012.

 

Dominant Direction: NE (S this month last year).

 

Rainfall – above average rainfall

Monthly Rainfall Total: 297.3 mm (173.1 mm above average) and 239.4% of the long-term average. This total is in decile 10/ 94th percentile which ranks as very high and 174.3 mm above the long-term median (248.5 % of long term median). This total is higher than this month in 2020 which was 142.4 mm, the third highest on record for March and the highest since 375.4 mm in 2017.

 

Long period rainfall totals improved for all periods as compared with February 2021. Many of the long period totals became slightly above average, though the longer time periods have remained with negative anomalies. 6 monthly rainfall improved by 179.9 mm to 85.2 mm above average (decile 8) and 9 monthly rainfall improved by 174.6 mm to 66 mm above average (decile 7). 12 monthly rainfall improved by 149.8 mm but remained 106.6 mm below average (decile 4). 18 month rainfall saw an improvement of 191.2 mm and was 23.4 mm above average (decile 7). 24 month, 36 month and 48 month all remained below average but have improved by 188.1 mm to 123.9 mm below average for 24 month rainfall (decile 4), improved by 106.9 mm to 237.7 mm below average for 36 month rainfall (decile 4) and by 250 mm to 110.3 mm for 48 month rainfall (decile 5). Compared with the same period in 2020 the long period rainfall totals were mixed between improving and worsening for 6, 9, 12 and 18 monthly but have worsened for 24, 36 and 48 monthly totals. The greatest improvement was 18-month rainfall from 88.8 mm below average to 23.4 mm above average and greatest deterioration was 36 month rainfall from 83 mm below average to 237.7 mm below average. However, many periods have now seen lower rainfall deficiencies as compared with the start of summer in December 2020.

 

Rainfall in the Brisbane was well above average at all the official sites in the Brisbane area and was record high at several locations. Rainfall totals at all sites were at least 200 mm and was generally at least twice the long term average at all sites. Many sites observed totals that ranked historically as high that ranged between 167 % of the long term average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse (293.8 mm) and 218 % of the long term average at Beaudesert (293.8 mm). Some sites observed total that ranked as very high and these were Brisbane Aero at 230 % of the long term average (272 mm), Logan City Treatment Plant at 267 % of the long term average and Redcliffe at 185 % of the long term average (270.2 mm). Brisbane observed a total of 300.6 mm and was the highest on record exceeding the previous record high of 247.4 mm in 2001. Point Lookout also was record high with a total of 647.8 mm exceeding the previous record high of 267.8 mm in 2010. Some other sites observed record high March rainfall totals or the highest in as much as 27 to 58 years that included Cape Moreton Lighthouse but missing historical data may mean a higher total was not reported. The highest total of all the official sites was 710.7 mm at Mt Tamborine Fern St and the highest total of the main official sites was 432 mm at Canungra.

 

In the Brisbane area throughout the month there were persistent showers, periods of rain and thunderstorms. A very wet period occurred over several days from the 21st as a result of inland trough that combined with a coastal trough along the southern Queensland coast and northern New South Wales. On the 22nd Mount Tamborine observed a total of 212 mm on the 22nd and 225 mm on the 23rd, which resulted in a 2-day total of 437 mm that was highest 2 day rainfall total in March for that location. The bureau reported that “Major flooding was recorded on the Logan River from the 23rd, and major flooding also occurred on the Bremer River, Warrill and Laidley creeks on the 23rd, with all peaks across these creeks and rivers easing by the 25th.”

 

Number of Rain Days (0.1 mm or greater): 17 days, 2 less than same month in 2020 and 4.4 days above average. This is sixth highest on record for March and is the highest since 18 days in 2019.

 

Highest Daily Total: 129.7 mm on 22 March 2021. This is the third highest daily total on record for March on monthly and daily basis and the highest since the current record high of 153.5 mm in 2004 on 6 March. For all months this was the total daily total since 143.4 mm on 24 February 2018. The highest daily total in the Brisbane area of all official sites was 229.2 mm at Point Lookout on the 23rd. Several official sites observed new record highs for March daily rainfall totals. This included Brisbane Aero with a total of 109.4 mm (old record was 102.2 mm on 6 March 2004) and Point Lookout with a total of 229.2 mm (old record was 102.6 mm on 2 March 2010).

 

The year to date total rainfall was 519.3 mm (88.3 mm above average and 17 % above average) and compared with previous annual totals is the lowest since 287.9 mm in 2019 and the thirteenth highest on record. This is lower than the January to March rainfall total in 2020, which saw both well above average rainfall in January and February in contrast to near average rainfall in 2021 until the above average rainfall in March 2021.

 

The year to date number of rain days of 51 was 16 days above the long term average. This is the highest on record as compared with previous January to March totals since 52 days in 2015 and the third highest on record.

 

Monthly Rainfall Total – (automatic gauge) 24 hours to 9am: 228 mm (69.3 mm less than the site official standard gauge and within 23.3 %). Highest daily total of automatic gauge, (24 hours to 9am): 95.4 mm on 22 March 2021, (24 hours from midnight): 70 mm on 21 March 2021.

 

Note: This automatic gauge for the month of March, did not reached the expected accuracy (of +/- 10% of the standard gauge) at -23.3%.

 

A light shower in the mid-morning of the 1st. On the 2nd was a moderate gusty thunderstorm with a very brief period of heavy rainfall in the early evening before a light shower later in the evening. 10 mm was measured on the 3rd. On the 4th were light showers in the mid-morning and in the early afternoon, with 1.1 mm measured on the 5th. A light few drops in the mid-afternoon and light showers in the evening of the 6th with 1 mm measured on the 7th. The 8th saw light showers in the late afternoon and in the evening that was followed by light to moderate showers with heavy falls later in the early hours clearing in the early morning on the 9th. 18.6 mm was observed on the 9th. Light rain in the evening of the 10th brought no measurable rainfall. In the afternoon and in the mid-evening of the 11th were light showers with 2.5 mm measured on the 12th. In the late morning and early evening of the 12th were light showers and 0.4 mm was measured on the 13th. Light rain in the late evening of the 14th and light rain in the first hour of the day on the 15th brought 6.7 mm on the 15th.

 

Light showers in the morning of the 15th became light rain at times/ drizzle from the morning, followed by light rain at times in the early hours clearing in the early morning on the 16th. 11.8 mm was measured on the 16th. Drizzle and light rain in the afternoon and drizzle and light rain at times in the evening on the 16th. On the 17th was drizzle and light rain that temporarily cleared in the early morning before drizzle, light rain, and light showers until the late evening. On the 18th was a light shower in the early morning with some drizzle in the early to mid-morning. 10.6 mm was measured on the 17th and 9.5 mm was measured on the 18th. In the late afternoon of the 18th were light showers with 2.1 mm measured on the 19th. In the late evening on the 19th was a brief moderate to heavy shower, followed by light showers from the early hours to the mid-morning of the 20th. 11 mm was measured on the 20th. On the 21st were light showers in the early hours and in the early morning with 8.3 mm measured.

 

In the late morning of the 21st was a light shower and light to moderate showers from the mid afternoon that tended to rain from the late afternoon with showers. A moderate thunderstorm later in the afternoon with a short period of heavy rainfall (9 mm in 10 minutes), that was followed by light to moderate falls with some moderate falls in the evening with the rainfall ceasing at times. On the 22nd were light to moderate rain periods with some heavy falls early in the day then light rain and drizzle during the rest of the day along with some showers in the early hours. On the 23rd was drizzle and light rain at times from early before becoming continuous from late in the early hours, with some showers with moderate to heavy falls later in the early hours and in the early morning. During the morning was drizzle and light rain with light to moderate showers before easing during the afternoon and cleared in the mid-afternoon. Light rain in the mid to late evening, before clearing. 129.7 mm was measured on the 22nd, 50.6 mm on the 23rd and 23 mm on the 24th. On the 29th was a light few drops in the late afternoon from a nearby thunderstorm but with no measurable rainfall. A light shower in the early afternoon of the 30th with 0.3 mm measured on the 31st. A light few drops in rain in the mid-afternoon of the 31st.

 

Most of the total rainfall occurred between the 14 March and 24 March when 263.3 mm of rainfall fell and 203.3 mm was measured between the 22 and 24 March. This is the wettest period based on consecutive rainfall totals since 364.9 mm between the 3 February and 14 February 2020 and the second wettest period for March where the wettest is 278.2 mm between the 28 March and 31 March 2017. In the past 30 years the wet spell was in the top 7% of all wet spells for all months.

 

There was 2 days with falls of at least 25 mm (equal to same month in 2020) with 3 days of less than 1 mm (3 less than same month in 2020).

 

Highest rainfall rate was 99.4 mm/hr on the 2 March 2021 at 5:40 PM. This is the fourth lowest monthly rainfall rate for March on record, the lowest since 80.8 mm/hr in 2016 on 30 March at 4:10 PM, the tenth highest daily rainfall rate and the highest since 192 mm/hr on 6 March 2020 at 5:27 PM.

 

The highest hourly rainfall total was 22 mm on the 21 March 2021 at 4:46 PM. This is the fifth lowest hourly rain for March, the lowest since 80.8 mm in 2016 on 30 March at 4:10 PM, the ninth highest daily hourly rain for March and the highest since 40.6 mm in 2020 on 6 March at 5:47 PM.

 

Number of severe thunderstorms: 0

 

Number of thunderstorms: 2 (Mild: 0, Moderate: 2)

 

Number of thunder days: 3 days

 

Number of nearby storms: 1

 

Severe thunderstorms of note in the Brisbane area: Nil

 

Remarks for month

• Cloudy on the 1st
• Sunny before increasing clouds in the late afternoon of the 2nd before a gusty thunderstorm in the early evening. Hot from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon.
• Mostly cloudy on the 3rd and cloudy at times on the 4th.
• Mostly sunny on the 5th.
• Variable temperature in the afternoon of the 6th.
• Variable temperature from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon of the 7th with the maximum temperature reached in the middle of the day.
• Cloudy in the afternoon of the 8th with some rainfall.
• Cloudy early in the day and in the late afternoon of the 9th.
• Cloudy on the 11th with the temperature rising slowly during most of the early hours and was warm. The maximum temperature was reached in the late morning before becoming cool in the afternoon. High relative humidity in the late morning and in the afternoon.
• On the 12th the maximum temperature was reached in the late morning before variable temperature through to the afternoon.
• On the 14th the temperature fell a little slowly in the evening before light rain late in the evening.
• Cloudy on the 15th with rainfall with the temperature mostly stable and warm in the early hours followed by a cool day. The minimum temperature was reached just before 9am before falling further until the late morning before rising slowly into the afternoon while remaining lower than the temperature at 9am. Relative humidity was elevated and very high from the morning that remained elevated through to the evening.
• Cloudy and cool with rainfall on the 16th with the maximum temperature reached in the late morning becoming cold in the afternoon. High relative humidity in the afternoon.
• Cloudy with rainfall on the 17th with the temperature cold in the morning and afternoon with the maximum temperature reached in the late morning. Relative humidity was stable and very high in the morning and afternoon.
• Cloudy with further rainfall on the 18th with the minimum temperature for the day occurring late in the previous evening, whilst the maximum temperature for the previous day occurring in the early morning. The maximum temperature was reached in the early afternoon before cooling during the rest of the afternoon. Elevated and stable relative humidity early in the day.
• On the 19th the minimum temperature was reached at the start of the day before rising during the rest of the early hours.
• Mostly cloudy on the 20th with the temperature rising slowly during the day and high relative humidity in the morning and afternoon. The minimum temperature occurred at the start of the day before rising during the rest of the early hours and early morning.
• Cloudy with increasing rain along with a late afternoon thunderstorm with brief heavy falls on the 21st. The temperature fell very little in the early hours, the temperature was variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon. Elevated and stable relative humidity from later in the afternoon.
• On the 22nd it was cloudy with further rainfall with the temperature falling rather slowly from early with the minimum temperature occurring at 9am before falling further during the morning and became cold. The temperature rose rather slowly to the maximum temperature in the afternoon while remaining cold before falling slowly or was stable during the rest of the day. Stable and elevated relative humidity from the morning.
• Further cloudy conditions with rainfall on the 23rd and warm early in the day with the temperature stable before rising slowly during the day. The relative humidity was high and elevated over the entire day.
• On the 24th it was warm early in the day as the temperature fell slowly until the early morning. The maximum temperature for the previous day occurred at 9am with the temperature in the morning rising above the maximum temperature during the previous day. High and elevated relative humidity eased from the morning.
• Sunny on the 25th with the relative humidity low from the morning.
• Sunny in the morning of the 26th with low relative humidity early in the day and in the morning.
• Mostly sunny on the 27th
• Sunny or mostly sunny on the 28th.
• Sunny morning on the 29th with variable temperature from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon.
• Cloudy on the 30th with the temperature rather variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon that rose and fell numerous times while rising rather slowly during the day.
• On the 31st the temperature was variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon.
• 0 day of dew.

 

Weather influences

• On the 1st a high pressure system near New Zealand extended a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast.
• Instability in the region as a surface trough shifted over the south-east of the state before moving offshore late in the evening on the 2nd.
• On the 3rd a high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight extended a strengthening ridge along the east Queensland coast with a stable air mass and extended a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast on the 4th.
• On the 5th and 6th the high pressure system remained slow moving while extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast.
• On the 7th and 8th the high pressure system moved into the Tasman Sea and extended a ridge along the east Queensland coast.
• The ridge along the east Queensland coast decayed on the 9th as the high pressure system shifted further east in the Tasman Sea.
• On the 10th a weak ridge remained along the east Queensland coast as a result of a high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight and in south-eastern Australia
• On the 11th the high pressure system shifted eastwards into the Tasman Sea and extended moist onshore flow and a strengthening ridge along the east Queensland coast.
• The high pressure ridge and moist onshore flow started to decay on the 12th and 13th as the high pressure system shifted further east over the Tasman Sea in response to a surface trough shifting eastwards over the interior of the state.
• On the 14th a high pressure system shifted eastwards over the Tasman Sea with the ridge along the east Queensland coast decaying. A surface trough shifted eastwards and approached the south-east late in the day which brought a rain band with and ahead of the trough.
• On the 15th a surface trough extended from the central inland of the state into the far south-east with the coastal section of the trough shifting northwards through the southeast. This extended a south-easterly wind change with the passage of the trough. A high in the Great Australian Bight extended a ridge in the wake of the trough but unstable conditions and cloud remained in the region.
• On the 16th were fresh to strong onshore winds along the southern Queensland coast as a surface trough shifted northwards into central Queensland and a high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight extending a firm ridge with a moist and unstable air mass remaining.
• An upper level low pressure system lied over the southern interior of the state on the 17th along with an inland trough that remained in place that maintained a moist and unstable air mass. A high pressure system that moved into the Tasman Sea extended a ridge along the east Queensland coast.
• On the 18th a pressure system in the Tasman Sea extended a weak ridge along the east Queensland coast with a moist and unstable air mass remaining in place.
• On the 19th a strong high pressure system in the Tasman Sea extended a ridge over eastern Queensland. A surface trough and low pressure system developed along the New South Wales coastline which eased the onshore flow along the southern Queensland coast. However moist onshore flow remained in place in the region with continued instability across much of the state.
• The strong high pressure system in the Tasman Sea continued to extend a ridge along the east Queensland coast on the 20th. A surface trough developed near the southern Queensland coast in the Coral Sea, with moist onshore flow remaining in place.
• On the 21st a strong high pressure system in the southern Tasman Sea maintained a ridge over eastern Queensland, which provided persistent onshore wind flow and abundant tropical moisture over most of the state. Additionally, a coastal trough remained along the southern Queensland coast extending south to along the New South Wales coast. This brought increasing moisture and instability to the region.
• On the 22nd the strong high pressure system in the southern Tasman Sea continued to extend a ridge with moist onshore flow over eastern Queensland and abundant tropical moisture over most of the state. A coastal trough along the southern Queensland coast started to decay and drift southwards into New South Wales. Over the interior of the state a surface and upper level trough shifted eastwards.
• The 23rd saw a strong high pressure system in the southern Tasman Sea extend a ridge of high pressure over eastern Queensland and maintained persistent moist onshore flow and abundant tropical moisture over much of the state. The ridge started to weaken as the high pressure system begins to move eastwards as a trough, strong cold front and associated rain band over the interior of the state to shift eastwards reaching the southeast late in the day.
• On the 24th a trough extended from the northwest to the southeast that cleared the southeast offshore and northwards during the day along with the rainfall associated with the system. A high pressure system in the wake of the trough extended a firm ridge that extended a stable and dry air mass
• On the 25th a high pressure system moving east over southern Australia extended a ridge and a dry and stable air mass over southern and eastern Queensland.
• The high pressure system in the Great Australian Bight and in the Tasman Sea brought a ridge and stable air mass over much of the state on the 27th and 28th.
• On the 29th to 31st the high pressure system moved slowly eastwards over south-eastern Australia and maintained the ridge over most of the state with some moist onshore flow along the east Queensland coast.

 

Daily weather notes

• 1/3/21: Cloudy with Cu, Sc and As clouds. A light shower in the mid-morning. Warm early in the day as the temperature fell slowly, that eased to slightly warm in the early morning and to near average during the rest of the morning and in the afternoon. Slightly warm becoming warm in the evening as the temperature fell a little slowly or rose slightly in the evening. Stable dew point early in the day rose a little in the morning and afternoon slightly above average, fell slowly later in the afternoon, became stable in the evening before starting to fall slowly in the late evening. Relative humidity was slightly below average from early while rising slowly before easing to near average in the morning while falling. From the mid-morning the relative humidity was slightly above average until the late afternoon as the relative humidity fell slowly during the day. In the evening, the relative humidity was near average. Mostly calm winds early with some SSW to W winds before mostly calm winds in the morning with some W to SW winds in the late morning, light, and variable winds in the early afternoon with mostly calm winds and NE to NW in the mid-afternoon. Light ENE to NNE winds in the late afternoon and early evening before calm winds except for some N to NW winds for 1 hour.
• 2/3/21: Sunny with some Cu clouds before increasing Cu, and Cb clouds in the late afternoon. A moderate gusty thunderstorm with a brief period of heavy rainfall in the early evening. A light shower later in the evening. Warm early in the day that eased to slightly warm later in the early hours as the temperature fell steadily and in the early morning. In the morning, the temperature warmed to hot by the mid-morning through to the mid-afternoon before easing to warm later in the afternoon after the maximum temperature was reached in the early afternoon. Early in the evening the temperature fell quickly by 6 C in 15 minutes with the thunderstorm and became briefly cool before rising slowly afterwards while easing to near average. During the rest of the evening the temperature fell slowly slightly warm that became warm. Dew point fell in the early hours was slightly above average that eased to near average later in the early hours and in the early morning before starting to rise slightly above average during the morning. From the mid-morning the dew point was stable, then rose in the early afternoon before stabilising in the mid-afternoon while remaining slightly above average that became moderately high in the mid-afternoon. In the late afternoon, the dew point fell that eased to near average before rising early in the evening and fell slowly during the rest of the evening slightly above average. Relative humidity was near or slightly below average in the early hours before becoming slightly below average from the morning that eased to near average in the afternoon after the relative humidity started to rise. In the late afternoon and early evening, the relative humidity was slightly above average and moderately high as the relative humidity rose sharply with the thunderstorm. In the evening, the relative humidity became near average and stable. Calm winds from early that became light NW to NE winds in the morning with some NE to SE and W to NW winds, SSE to NNE in the early afternoon, ENE to NNE in the afternoon that tended SE to NE in the late afternoon, light to moderate and gusty E to SE winds with the thunderstorm, NW to SW after the thunderstorm, then S to SE before ENE to SSE with calm winds later in the evening.
• 3/3/21: Mostly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds. Warm in the early hours and early in the morning with stable or falling slowly temperature before rising slowly in the morning while easing to slightly warm. Near average temperature in the morning became slightly cool and then cool later in the morning as the temperature stopped rising and then fell in the late morning. The temperature remained cool in the afternoon with the temperature rising in the early to mid-afternoon to the maximum temperature before falling from the mid-afternoon that eased to near average in the late afternoon and to slightly warm late in the evening. Dew point fell very slowly in the early hours and became stable in the morning while remaining slightly above average. During the morning, the dew point eased to near average that generally rose in the morning, then fell from the late morning and became generally stable while remaining close to average. Relative humidity was slightly below average from early while falling very slowly, slightly below average in the morning that became near average in the mid-morning and then increased to moderately high in the late morning as the relative humidity generally fell slowly in the morning and afternoon. The relative humidity eased during the afternoon to slightly above average in the late afternoon. In the evening, the relative humidity was slightly below average while rising slowly. Light E to SSE winds with calm winds and some S to SSW and E to NE winds at times in the early hours before becoming light E to ESE winds in the morning, before SSE to ESE winds, became ESE to ENE in the afternoon and early evening and ESE to NE during the rest of the evening.
• 4/3/21: Cloudy at times with Cu and Sc clouds. Light showers in the mid-morning and in the early afternoon. The temperature fell slowly in the early hours and was slightly warm before rising rather slowly in the morning becoming near average early in the morning before becoming cool through to the afternoon. The temperature was little variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon and in the mid-afternoon the temperature was stable before falling that eased to slightly cool in the late afternoon to near average in the evening. Later in the evening the temperature became slightly cool. Dew point fell very slowly in the early hours and rose slowly in the morning close to average, generally fell from the late morning that became slightly below average in the late afternoon. In the late afternoon, the dew point became stable, rose slightly early in the evening slightly above average before falling later in the evening close to average. Relative humidity was stable and slightly below average in the early hours before rising in the morning that became moderately high in the morning, eased to slightly above average with the relative humidity falling rather slowly from later in the morning and in the afternoon. From the late afternoon the relative humidity was near average. Light S to SW winds in the early hours at times with variable winds with calm winds otherwise, that became S to SE later in the early hours and in early morning before S to SW winds and then S to ESE winds during the morning. From the late morning the wind became E to SE, ESE to ENE in the afternoon and early evening before mostly calm winds later in the evening.
• 5/3/21: Mostly sunny with some Cu clouds. Slightly cool in the early hours and early morning while falling steadily that eased to near average from the morning. In the afternoon, the temperature became slightly warm and in the evening that eased to near average later in the evening. Slightly below average dew point early in the day eased to near average in the morning while the dew point fell slowly in the early hours and rose in the morning. In the morning, the dew point rose slowly, fell slowly in the afternoon before rising later in the afternoon after briefly rising sharply in the mid-afternoon. From the late afternoon the dew point fell slowly close to average. Relative humidity was near average in the early hours and early morning becoming slightly below average during the morning and afternoon that rose sharply for a brief period in the mid-afternoon and became near average. From the late afternoon the relative humidity was slightly below average and near average later in the evening. Mostly calm winds early became SSE to SW in the morning with some N to NW winds, became light and variable winds, SW to NW winds in the afternoon with some variable winds, E to NE winds in the mid-afternoon, then N to ENE from the late afternoon, before calm winds later in the evening with some variable winds.
• 6/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds. A light few drops in the mid-afternoon and light showers in the evening. Slightly warm early in the day while the temperature rose a little before easing to near average during the rest of the early hours and in the morning. In the afternoon it became slightly cool as the temperature was variable while rising slowly from the mid-morning before generally falling slowly in the afternoon. The temperature eased to near average from the late afternoon while falling becoming stable in the late evening. Near average dew point fell slowly in the early hours, rose a little in the early morning before falling slowly during the rest of the morning, rose slightly in the afternoon and then fell a little in the late afternoon and early evening which then rose during the rest of the evening. Slightly below average relative humidity eased to near average from the mid-morning as the relative humidity fell more slowly that fell more slowly from the late morning before easing to slightly below average in the early evening that became near average later in the evening. Mostly calm winds early in the day, light S to SW winds became SSE to ESE in the morning, ESE to ENE winds from the mid-morning became E to NE in the afternoon, ESE to ENE in the late afternoon before E to SE winds in the early evening. Light NNE to E winds were followed by calm winds later tonight.
• 7/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds. The temperature fell slowly in the early hours that became slightly warm before easing to near average during the morning. Variable temperature from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon that eased to slightly cool in the afternoon after the maximum temperature was reached in the middle of the day. In the late afternoon and early evening, the temperature was near average that became slightly warm after the temperature rose a little in the mid evening and fell slowly later in the evening. Near average dew point was stable in the early hours, rose a little in the early morning, was generally stable during the rest of the morning and in the afternoon, fell slightly in the late afternoon before stabilising in the evening. Near average relative humidity in the early hours became slightly below average in the early morning that eased back to near average from the mid-morning that became slightly below average in the evening. Calm winds early before light and variable winds, tending NW to NE from the mid morning with some E to NE winds, E to NE in the afternoon, N to NW from the late afternoon and NE to NW later in the evening.
• 8/3/21: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with Cu and Sc clouds. Light showers in the late afternoon and in the evening. Warm in the early hours that eased to slightly warm later in the early hours and early morning while the temperature fell steadily after warmth in the previous evening. Near average temperature from the morning became slightly warm in the evening as the fall in the temperature eased and was stable or fell slowly later in the evening. Dew point was stable that fell a little later in the early hours, rose in the morning, became stable in the mid-morning, rose a little in the late morning and early afternoon, fell slowly during the rest of the afternoon and became stable in the evening close to average. Moderately low relative humidity in the early hours eased to slightly below average from later in the early hours as the relative humidity fell slowly before becoming moderately low in the morning while falling quickly. During the morning, the relative humidity eased and became near average in the late morning and to slightly above average in the average while the relative humidity stopped falling in the late morning and started to rise during the afternoon. Near average relative humidity in the evening. Light N to NW winds in the early hours, became mostly calm from later in the early hours, then NW to NNW winds in the morning and became ENE to NNE in the afternoon. In the late afternoon and early evening were NNW to NNE winds before N to NW winds later in the evening.
• 9/3/21: Cloudy early in the day and became party cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds before some increasing clouds in the afternoon. Light to moderate showers with heavy falls later in the early hours clearing in the early morning. Slightly warm from early with the temperature stable or falling slowly before easing to near average in the morning. In the afternoon and evening the temperature was slightly warm. Stable and near average dew point in the early hours, rose a little in the morning near average or slightly above average that became slightly above later in the morning, became stable from the late morning, rose a little in the mid-afternoon before falling in the late afternoon and early evening close to average. In the rest of the evening the dew point was slightly above average and stable. Slightly below average relative humidity eased to near average from later in the early hours. Light N to NNW winds in the first two hours of the day before mostly calm winds afterwards except for S to SW winds for a period in the early morning with the rainfall. Light N to NW winds in the morning and afternoon and WSW to NW in the mid-afternoon, E to NE winds in the mid-afternoon, NW to NE winds in the late afternoon and early evening before calm winds with some light SSE to SSW winds in the late evening.
• 10/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds. Light rain in the evening. Slightly warm or warm early in the day while the temperature fell slowly that eased to slightly warm later in the early hours and in the early morning with the temperature stabilising later in the early hours before starting to rise in the morning. In the morning it became slightly warm, near average from the late morning as the temperature rose more slowly and became slightly warm to warm later in the evening. Slightly above average dew point at the start of the day, that eased to near average during the rest of the early hours and in the morning while falling slowly in the early hours, became stable later in the early hours and in the morning before rising a little. Stable and near average dew point during the rest of the morning and in the afternoon, fell slightly in the early evening, then rose temporarily slightly above average before easing back to near average later in the evening. Slightly below average relative humidity that was stable in the early hours, near average during the day that became slightly below average late in the evening while rising a little slowly. Light NW to WSW winds at times in the early hours with calm winds otherwise, calm winds in the early morning that became SSW to SE winds. Later in the morning and in the early afternoon the wind backed to SSE to E, then E to NE in the mid-afternoon, E to SE in the late afternoon and in the early evening before mostly SSE to E winds with some calm winds.
• 11/3/21: Cloudy with Cu, Ns and Ac clouds. Light showers in the afternoon and during the mid-evening. Slightly warm or warm in the early hours with the temperature rising slowly during most of the early hours and eased to near average during the morning. In the late morning, the temperature became cool and remained cool in the afternoon after the maximum temperature was reached in the late morning. After the temperature fell it rose a little in the middle of the day, then fell slowly in the afternoon and evening that eased back to near average in the evening. Dew point was near average and stable in the early hours that that rose in the morning, then fell slowly during the rest of the morning and was generally stable in the afternoon and fell slowly in the evening while remaining close to average. Relative humidity was near average from early that was stable in the early hours, was near average in the morning that became high in the late morning as the relative humidity stopped falling and started to rise. In the afternoon, the relative humidity temporarily fell before rising again, rose slowly from the mid-afternoon and was moderately high or high in the afternoon. In the evening, the relative humidity became near average while rising slowly. Calm winds early with some SSE to SSW winds later in the early hours, and calm winds in the morning before light SE to SW winds in the mid-morning that became N through E and then N to NW winds in the late morning. In the afternoon there were some calm winds with ENE to SE winds, SE to NE in the evening, and NNE to E later in the evening.
• 12/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu, Sc and Ac clouds. A light shower in the late morning and early evening. Near average temperature became slightly warm later in the early hours while the temperature fell slowly before easing to near average from the morning that was temporarily slightly cool in the mid-afternoon. The maximum temperature was reached in the late morning before variable temperature through to the afternoon while generally falling. From the late afternoon the temperature fell steadily close to average. Dew point fell slowly in the early hours, before rising in the morning, became stable from the mid-morning before falling in the evening close to average. Relative humidity was near average from early that rose slowly in the early hours, fell in the morning, and became slightly above average from the late morning as the relative humidity started to rise. While continuing to rise the relative humidity eased to near average in the evening. Mostly calm winds in the early hours and early morning, then SW to SSE winds in the morning that became light NW to NE winds in the mid-morning with some variable winds, became E to NE in the late morning and in the afternoon, ENE to NNE from the late afternoon, became NW to NE in the evening before calm winds late in the evening.
• 13/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds with Ci clouds. The temperature stabilised from the start of the day that was close to average, became slightly warm late in the early hours before easing to near average in the morning and afternoon. From the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon the temperature was a little variable, became slightly warm in the early evening and near average during the rest of the evening. Near average dew point from early was stable in the early hours, rose a little in the early morning, became generally stable in the mid-morning, fell slightly in the late morning and early afternoon, and became stable from the mid-afternoon. Near average relative humidity from early that became slightly above average in the morning and eased back to near average from the late morning. Calm winds became light S to SW winds with some calm winds in the morning, then became NNE to E later in the morning and in the afternoon with some N winds, ENE to NNE from the mid-afternoon, N to NE early in the evening before mostly calm winds late in the evening.
• 14/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds with some Ci clouds. Light rain in the late evening. Near average temperature from early, with the temperature falling slowly in the early hours that became slightly warm from the mid-morning. In the late afternoon, the temperature became near average before becoming warn in the evening as the fall in the temperature eased and became stable before falling again in the late evening. Near average dew point was stable in the early hours, rose a little in the early morning, stable from the mid-morning before rising briefly in the early afternoon and became slightly above average. Dew point was then stable during the remainder of the day, slightly above average. Relative humidity rose slowly in the early hours and eased from near average to slightly below average from later in the early hours. In the afternoon, the relative humidity became near average after the relative humidity stopped falling in the middle of the day, rose sharply for a brief period in the early afternoon before rising more slowly afterwards while remaining close to average. Calm winds early with N to NNE winds in the morning, became light NW to NNE winds in the mid-morning and NNW to NE in the late morning and early afternoon. In the afternoon were ENE to NNE winds before N to NNE winds early in the evening. Winds were then NNW to NNE following this before mostly W to NW winds late in the evening with some calm winds.
• 15/3/21: Cloudy with Cu, Ns and As clouds. Light rain in the first hour of the day, before clearing. Light showers in the morning became light rain at times/ drizzle from the morning. Warm in the early hours with the fall in the temperature easing at the start of the day and became stable. The temperature rose very slowly in the morning returning to near average that started to fall again a little before 9am when the minimum temperature for the day was observed. The temperature continued to fall slowly reaching a low of 20.9 C at 10:40am and was cold. The temperature rose very slowly through to the maximum in the afternoon of 21.5 C at 1:34 pm (0.5 C lower than at 9am) while remaining cold. Afterwards the temperature fell a little before stabilising from the late afternoon with the temperature easing as a result becoming near average from later in the evening that started to fall slowly later in the evening. Dew point was stable early in the day, after falling slightly at the start of the day that was slightly above average. The dew point dropped just before and after 9am and eased back to near average, then was stable during the rest of the morning and in the afternoon. After falling slightly in the early to mid-afternoon the dew point became stable while remaining close to average. Dew point remained stable before falling very slowly later in the evening that remained near average. Relative humidity rose very slowly in the early hours close to average and fell very slowly in the morning becoming moderately high in the morning. Relative humidity became elevated during the day that was nearly stable that became very high later in the morning until the mid-afternoon before easing back later in the afternoon and in the evening to moderately high later in the evening while remaining stable. Calm winds early with some SW to SSE winds in the early hours before E to SE veered to S to SE and then S to SSW from the morning. tending more Sly at times with some SSE winds.
• 16/3/21: Cloudy with Cu and Ns clouds. Light rain at times in the early hours, clearing in the early morning. Drizzle and light rain in the afternoon and drizzle and light rain at times in the evening. The temperature fell very slowly in the early hours close to average before rising a little slowly in the morning and became slightly cool and cool later in the morning before the maximum temperature was reached in the late morning. In the afternoon, the temperature became cold while generally falling, though was stable for a period in the afternoon and after initially falling the temperature stabilised in the evening while easing back to slightly cool. The dew point was close to average while falling very slowly in the early hours, then rose slowly until the mid-morning, fell later in the morning and after briefly reaching slightly below average the dew point rose in the early afternoon. During the rest of the afternoon the dew point was stable before falling slowly in the evening close to average. Relative humidity was stable and close to average from early becoming slightly above average from the late morning as the relative humidity fell rather slowly in the morning before becoming high in the afternoon as the relative humidity rose in the afternoon. In the evening, the relative humidity eased back to moderately high, then to slightly above average while slowly rising before easing to near average in the late afternoon after becoming stable. Light SSE to SSW winds at the start of the day, shifting S to SW winds from 2am and S to SSW winds in the morning backed during the morning to SSE to ESE in the late morning and early afternoon. During the afternoon, the wind veered SSE to SSW in the late afternoon and S to SW in the evening with some calm winds.
• 17/3/21: Cloudy with Cu and Ns clouds. Drizzle and light rain temporarily clearing in the early morning before drizzle, light rain and light showers until the late evening. Nearly stable temperature from early in the day that was near average, before rising rather slowly in the morning that cooled to cold from the mid-morning and reached the maximum temperature in the late morning. Afterwards and in the afternoon the temperature fell slightly, then became stable before falling slightly in the late afternoon while remaining cold. In the evening, the temperature eased to slightly cool with the temperature stable. Dew point was nearly stable from early in the day and near average that rose a little in the morning, then became generally stable from the late morning, fell for a brief period in the late afternoon before stabilising in the evening. Relative humidity was stable and close to average early in the day before becoming elevated during the day that was stable from the morning that became high later in the morning and in the afternoon. The relative humidity dropped back in the late afternoon to slightly above average during the evening. Light SW to SE winds at the start of the day, before mostly calm winds during the rest of the early hours and in the morning with some S to SW winds in the morning, SSE to ESE in the middle of the day before calm winds in the afternoon. In the mid-afternoon were SSW to E winds, tending SSE to E, ENE to SE early in the evening before calm winds with some variable winds.
• 18/3/21: Cloudy with Cu, Sc, Ac, As and Ci clouds and was partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon. A light shower in the early morning with some drizzle in the early to mid-morning. Light showers in the late afternoon. Near average temperature from early in the day that rose slightly or was stable before rising in the morning, slightly cool. The minimum temperature for the day occurred late in the previous evening, whilst the maximum temperature for the previous day occurring in the early morning. Later in the morning the temperature became near average, then the maximum temperature was reached in the early afternoon before the temperature fell temporarily. Soon afterwards the temperature rose a little before falling from later in the afternoon. In the afternoon it was slightly cool before falling slowly in the evening close to average. Dew point was near average during the whole day, that was stable in the early hours, rose in the morning, became generally stable from the late morning that fell slightly in the early afternoon before falling in the evening. Stable and elevated relative humidity was slightly above average and near saturation that fell a little slowly in the morning that became slightly above average before generally stabilising in the late morning and in the afternoon that was slightly above average and moderately high in the mid-morning and early afternoon. In the late afternoon, the relative humidity was moderately high that became high before dropping back to slightly above average in the evening and to near average in the late evening while rising slowly. Calm winds with some S to SW winds later in the early hours and during the morning. Some S to SE winds in the mid-morning, S to SE in the late morning and early afternoon, backed during the morning to E to NE in the mid to late afternoon and was E to ESE in the late afternoon with some calm winds. In the evening, the wind was calm.
• 19/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds. A brief moderate to heavy shower later in the evening. After the minimum temperature was reached early in the day, the temperature rose during the rest of the early hours close to average that became briefly slightly warm later in the early hours. From the morning the temperature was near average and a little variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon. In the evening, the temperature became slightly warm while steadily falling. Dew point was near average that fell at the start of the day, stabilised during the rest of the early hours, rose in the mid-morning, and became generally stable from the mid-morning. From the mid-afternoon the dew point rose slightly becoming slightly above average in the late afternoon before falling whilst easing back to near average from the late afternoon. Relative humidity was near average early in the day, that became slightly below average from later in the early hours that fell a little slowly. In the morning, the relative humidity was near average that became slightly above average in the afternoon after the relative humidity stopped falling and rose a little in the afternoon. In the evening, the relative humidity eased back to near average. Calm winds before S to SSW winds became W to SW later in the early hours, light SSE to SW winds in the morning became SE to NE later in the morning. Light NW to NE with some E to NE winds in the early afternoon, NNE to E from the mid-afternoon, before mostly NNE to ENE from the late afternoon that became calm in the evening.
• 20/3/21: Mostly cloudy with Cu, Sc, As and Ci clouds. A light shower in the early hours and light showers in the early morning to the mid-morning. At the start of the day the temperature fell slightly close to average, then rose during the rest of the early hours and in the early morning. Later in the early hours the temperature became warm, slightly warm in the early morning and to near average in the morning while the temperature rose. From the mid-morning the temperature cooled to slightly cool as the temperature rose a little slowly. The maximum temperature was reached in the early afternoon, then the temperature was generally stable before falling from later in the afternoon. In the evening, the temperature was near average before the temperature fell slowly and became slightly warm later in the evening. Near average dew point from early in the day, rose slowly in the morning and became slightly above average from later in the early hours. During the morning and afternoon, the dew point was near average at times that fell slowly later in the morning. In the afternoon, the dew point became generally stable, fell slowly in the late afternoon before falling a little more quickly in the evening and then the dew point started to rise in the mid evening before stabilising while remaining close to average during the rest of the evening. Relative humidity was near average while rising slowly in the early hours and early morning before falling rather slowly from the mid-morning that quickly became high from the mid-morning. High relative humidity in the morning eased back to moderately high in the afternoon that was stable and became near average in the evening. Calm winds early, light S to SW winds with some W to SW winds from later in the early hours became SSW to SE in the morning and NE to ESE from the mid-morning. Light N to NE winds later in the morning and in the afternoon with some E to NE winds, then calm winds early in the evening, then E to SE veered to S to SW before backing to NW to NE before calm winds in the late evening.
• 21/3/21: Cloudy with Cu, As and Ns clouds. Light showers in the early hours and in the early morning. A light shower in the late morning and light to moderate showers from the mid-afternoon tending to rain from the late afternoon with showers. A moderate thunderstorm at 4pm with a short period of heavy rainfall (9mm in 10 minutes). Light to moderate falls easing to light falls with some periods of moderate falls from 7pm and ceasing at times later in the evening. Early the temperature rose slowly, then fell slightly later in the early hours that was slightly warm before becoming warm later in the early hours. In the morning, the temperature eased back to near average and then to near average while the temperature generally rose but was rather variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon. In the afternoon stabilised, fell from 2pm and became cool from the mid-afternoon. Early in the evening the temperature eased to slightly cool and then to near average while the temperature fell slowly or was stable before rising slightly in the late evening. Dew point was slightly above average that rose slowly in the early hours, fell slightly later in the early hours, then rose during the middle of the day and fell slowly in the afternoon. From the late afternoon the dew point became near average that was stable or fell slowly before rising in the late afternoon, slightly above average. Relative humidity was near average from early while rising slowly before falling slowly in the morning and became moderately high. In the afternoon, the relative humidity rose and more quickly from the mid-afternoon becoming elevated and very high. From the late afternoon the relative humidity eased to slightly above average and became stable during the rest of the day and was near saturation. Light S to SW winds, NNW to WSW winds and some variable winds with calm winds at times in the early hours before mostly calm winds in the morning with some S to ESE winds. Winds became E to NE later in the morning and in the early afternoon, became ENE to NE, shifting to SSE to ESE from the mid-afternoon and E to ESE following the thunderstorm. Light E to NE in the evening with some N to NE and ESE winds and E to SE later in the evening with some S to SE winds.
• 22/3/21: Cloudy with Ns clouds. Light to moderate rain periods with some heavy falls until 2am, then light rain and drizzle afterwards during the rest of the day and some light showers in the early hours. Stable or falling slowly temperature in the early hours and was slightly warm became stable or fell slowly in the morning close to average before becoming cool in the mid-morning. The minimum temperature occurred at 9am as the temperature fell and continued to fall further until the late morning to 20.3 C at 10:13am and became cold. The temperature rose a little late in the morning and then slowly in the afternoon to a maximum of 21.9 C at 2:25pm. After falling slightly the temperature was stable during the rest of the afternoon while remaining cold before easing back to near average in the evening while remaining stable. Later in the evening the temperature became slightly warm while remaining stable. Dew point was slightly above average that fell slowly in the early hours, became stable in the morning that eased to near average, was stable in the mid-morning, rose slowly in the late morning before stable dew point in the afternoon and evening becoming slightly above average in the late evening. Relative humidity was slightly above average becoming very high from the mid-morning that was stable, elevated and near saturation over the entire day. From the late afternoon the relative humidity eased becoming moderately high in the evening and to slightly above average in the late evening. Light SE to NE at the start of the day, then NW to WSW winds followed by some variable winds and was calm at times. Later in the early hours were SE to NE winds and NE to SE winds from the morning. In the morning were some periods of calm winds, E to SE in the mid to late afternoon before E to NE winds in the evening with some N to NE winds, then calm winds at times with some SSE to ENE winds before some NW to NE winds late in the evening.
• 23/3/21: Cloudy with Ns, Cu and As clouds. Drizzle and light rain at times from early before becoming continuous from late in the early hours, with some showers with moderate to heavy falls later in the early hours and in the early morning. Drizzle and light rain during the morning with light to moderate showers before easing during the afternoon and cleared in the mid-afternoon. Light rain in the mid to late evening, before clearing. Slightly warm in the early hours becoming warm later in the early hours, eased to slightly warm in the morning with the temperature stable from early in the day and rose slowly in the morning and afternoon. In the mid-morning, the temperature eased slightly in the mid-morning and cool from the late morning with the temperature rising through to the mid-afternoon. Later in the afternoon and during the evening the temperature fell slowly becoming near average early in the evening and then became slightly warm and warm later in the evening. Stable dew point in the early hours slightly above average, rose in the morning and afternoon before falling slowly from the mid-afternoon that remained slightly above average. Slightly above average relative humidity early that remained elevated and near saturation over the entire day. In the morning, the relative humidity was near average, became high in the mid-morning, very high from the late morning to the late afternoon before easing back to slightly above average in the evening. Light NW to NE winds from early with some calm winds until the mid-morning, NNW to NE winds from the morning and N to NW in the evening and NNW to NNE later in the evening.
• 24/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu, Sc and Ci clouds. Warm early in the day as the temperature fell slowly until the early morning, before rising during the morning which eased to slightly warm in the mid-morning and to near average in the late morning. In the afternoon, the temperature was near average that became slightly warm in the evening and warm later in the evening as the fall in the temperature eased. The maximum temperature for the previous day occurred at 9am with the temperature in the morning rising above the maximum temperature during the previous day. Slightly above average dew point fell in the early hours, became generally stable later in the early hours and in the early morning before rising slowly in the morning and was slightly above average. In the afternoon and evening the dew point fell that became near average and slightly below average in the evening. Relative humidity was stable, elevated and near saturation from early that was slightly above average before falling in the morning and afternoon that was near average in the morning and became slightly above average in the late morning as the relative humidity temporarily rose slightly. In the afternoon, the relative humidity became near average, then slightly below average from the mid-afternoon and moderately low in the evening as the relative humidity rose slowly from the mid-afternoon. Light N to NW winds at the start of the day, was followed by calm winds with some variable winds, then W to WSW winds from later in the early hours becoming NNW to W winds in the morning and W to WSW from the late morning with some SW winds and some calm winds later in the evening.
• 25/3/21: Sunny. Slightly warm at the start of the day, easing to near average before becoming slightly cool from later in the early hours. In the morning, the temperature became slightly warm and during the rest of the day. The temperature rose quickly in the morning, then more slowly from the mid-morning. In the evening, the temperature fell slowly or was stable at times. Slightly below average dew point fell in the early hours, became moderately low since the mid-morning with the dew point falling, rose slightly in the late morning, fell further in the afternoon before becoming stable early in the evening. Later in the evening the dew point rose slightly before becoming stable again. Relative humidity started the day moderately low becoming slightly below average during the rest of the early hours and in the morning. In the morning, the relative humidity fell quickly until the mid-morning becoming low, then rose slowly before falling slowly from later in the morning until the mid-afternoon. During the rest of the afternoon and in the evening the relative humidity remained low while the relative humidity rose. Calm winds from early with some W to WSW winds that became W to NW winds at times in the early hours. Light WSW to SSW winds with some NNW to WNW winds in the morning and W to WSW from the afternoon.
• 26/3/21: Sunny in the morning and partly cloudy with Cu, Sc and Ci clouds in the afternoon. Near average temperature early became slightly cool in the early morning, with the temperature falling quickly in the early hours before rising quickly in the morning. From the mid-morning the temperature became slightly warm and near average in the afternoon and evening after the maximum temperature was reached in the early afternoon. The temperature was a little variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon. Dew point rose slowly in the early hours and a little more quickly in the morning that was moderately low that generally rose in the early hours before falling in the morning. From the mid-morning the dew point generally rose before becoming nearly stable in the evening. Moderately low dew point eased to slightly below average in the late afternoon and to near average in the evening. Relative humidity was low in the early hours, though was moderately low later in the early hours. Relative humidity eased from low during the morning to moderately low later in the morning as the relative humidity stabilised from the mid-morning, was slightly below average in the afternoon and near average from the late afternoon. Light SSW to W winds early in the day with some calm winds before calm winds later in the early hours and early in the morning. Light S to SW winds with some W to SW and E to SE winds in the morning, SW to SE in the early afternoon, becoming E to NE from the mid-afternoon and early evening with some NNE winds before calm winds later in the evening.
• 27/3/21: Mostly sunny with Cu and Sc clouds. Near average temperature fell slowly in the early hours that was stable at times. Near average temperature in the morning that rose quickly early in the morning before slowing later in the morning. In the early afternoon, the temperature became slightly warm and stabilised, fell quickly for a period in the mid-afternoon, easing to near average before the fall in the temperature eased from later in the afternoon and became slightly warm. In the evening, the temperature was near average. Dew point rose slightly in the early hours, fell slightly later in the early hours before rising a little further in the morning while remaining close to average. Near average dew point stopped rising and fell slowly from the mid-morning, fell more quickly from the middle of the day that became moderately low in the early afternoon. The dew point then started to rise before briefly rising sharply in the mid-afternoon and became stable during the rest of the afternoon and during the evening close to average. Later in the evening the dew point fell slowly. Near average or slightly below average relative humidity from early in the day and after temporarily easing to near average the relative humidity was slightly below average in the morning, became moderately low in the early to mid-afternoon while starting to rise a little after falling during the morning. In the mid-afternoon the relative humidity briefly rose sharply and rose more slowly afterwards slightly below average or near average. Calm winds early before SSE to SW winds in the morning with some W to SW winds, became light S to SW winds in the morning before N to NNW winds from the mid-morning, WSW to SSE winds later in the morning and the wind was also variable at times in the morning. In the afternoon, the wind was mostly SW to NW with some NNE to NW winds. From the late afternoon were NW to NE winds becoming calm in the evening.
• 28/3/21: Sunny morning with mostly sunny in the afternoon with Ci and Cs clouds with some Cu clouds. Early in the day the temperature was near average before easing to slightly cool later in the early hours and to cool in the early morning while the temperature fell steadily. The temperature warmed quickly in the morning that became near average and slightly warm from the late morning before rising more slowly in the late morning and in the afternoon. From the late afternoon the temperature eased to near average except for a period of slightly warm temperature in the early evening. Dew point was close to average becoming slightly below average later in the early hours and in the early morning. In the early morning, the dew point started to rise before falling again becoming moderately low. From the late morning the dew point became stable, then rose in the afternoon, then after briefly rising sharply in the late afternoon the dew point rose slowly and eased to near average and became stable in the evening. Relative humidity was slightly below average early in the day and then moderately low in the morning while the relative humidity fell quickly. In the late morning, the relative humidity became low until the mid-afternoon after falling quickly in the morning before rising a little in the afternoon. In the late afternoon, the relative humidity briefly rose sharply easing the relative humidity to slightly below average. During the rest of the afternoon and in the evening the relative humidity was slightly below average while rising. Calm winds early before light S to SW winds with some S to SE winds in the morning, S to WSW in the afternoon that became S to ESE in the mid-afternoon and ENE to ESE in the late afternoon and early evening. During the rest of the evening the wind was calm.
• 29/3/21: Sunny morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with Cu and Sc clouds. Thunder and a light few drops in the late afternoon from a nearby thunderstorm. The day started with near average temperature that became briefly slightly warm as the temperature rose a little for a brief period while falling during the early hours. From the morning the temperature was near average while rising quickly before rising more slowly from the mid-morning with variable temperature until the early afternoon. In the mid-afternoon the temperature was briefly slightly cool and fell slowly or stabilised later in the evening. Dew point rose a little early in the day, fell during the rest of the early hours and then rose a little in the morning close to average. From the mid-morning the dew point fell until the mid-afternoon that became slightly below average from the early afternoon. The dew point then briefly rose sharply and eased back to near average with generally stable dew point during the rest of the afternoon and in the evening. Relative humidity was slightly below average that rose slowly in the early hours before falling in the morning that was slightly below average in the morning and afternoon. From the mid-afternoon the relative humidity was near average while rising. Mostly calm winds early and this morning before light SE to SW winds in the morning, SSW to SE winds in the late morning with some variable winds, variable winds in the early afternoon, E to NE winds from the mid-afternoon, became NNW to W early in the evening before calm winds during the rest of the evening.
• 30/3/21: Cloudy periods with Cu and Sc clouds. A light shower in the early afternoon. Near average temperature in the early hours initially fell before generally rising later in the early hours. From the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon the temperature was rather variable rising and falling numerous times while the temperature rose rather slowly during the day that eased to slightly cool from the mid-morning and the cool from the late morning. In the evening, the temperature eased to near average becoming slightly cool later in the evening as the temperature fell more quickly. Dew point was near average that fell slightly in the first few hours of the day, then generally stabilised later in the early hours before rising in the morning. Near average dew point stopped rising and fell a little from the mid-morning that became slightly below average. From the late morning the dew point slowly rose close to average before falling in the evening slightly below average. Relative humidity was near average at the start of the day before slightly below average relative humidity later in the early hours and in the morning as the relative humidity fell a little from later in the early hours. In the morning, the relative humidity became slightly below average as it fell in the morning that eased to near average from the mid-morning with the relative humidity falling rather slowly and was a little variable until the mid-afternoon, became slightly above average in the afternoon and near average in the evening while rising. Calm winds early before S to SW winds with some W to SW and S to SE winds in the morning, light S to SE winds in the morning that backed during the morning to E to SE from the late morning, ESE to NE from the late afternoon, then mostly E to ESE and S to SSE winds before calm winds later in the evening.
• 31/3/21: Partly cloudy with Cu and Sc clouds. A light few drops of rain in the mid-afternoon. Slightly cool early in the day became cool later in the early hours and eased to slightly cool from the morning. The temperature was variable from the mid-morning to the mid-afternoon with the temperature in the afternoon rising more slowly than the morning, though the temperature was more variable in the afternoon. The temperature was temporarily cool later in the afternoon before easing to slightly cool early in the evening and near average later in the evening while generally falling. Slightly below average dew point early in the day became moderately low later in the early hours and in the morning while the dew point fell, then rose in the morning moderately low before generally stable dew point from the mid-morning. Dew point eased to slightly below average from the mid-afternoon as the relative rose in the afternoon before falling in the evening close to average. Near average relative humidity early in the day became slightly below average from later in the early hours, became near average later in the afternoon while the relative humidity rose and was slightly below average in the evening while rising a little slowly. Some light S to SW winds in the early hours with mostly calm winds before light S to SW winds in the morning became S to SE later in the morning, mostly E to SSE winds in the afternoon with some S to SW winds, SSE to ESE later in the afternoon and early evening before veering to S to SW late in the evening.

 

Station records for March 2021

NOTE: This is a summary of the aforementioned monthly records exceeded over a monthly basis. Additionally, it lists records that are the lowest or highest in at least 5 years. See end notes for more information about record periods.

 

Record low March mean maximum temperature in at least 5 years
Observed [C]			Most recent lower			Years of record		Monthly average
28.7			28.6 in 2013			11		28.7
Record low March maximum temperature in at least 5 years
Observed [C]			Most recent lower			Years of record		Monthly average
34.6 on 2nd at 12:35 PM			32.7 in 2016 on 19th at 12:35 PM			11		28.7
Record low March lowest daily minimum temperature in at least 5 years
Observed [C]			Most recent lower			Years of record		Monthly average
22.6 on 1st at 5:33 AM			22.1 in 2016 on 13th at 4:10 AM			11		19.2
Record high March daily mean maximum relative humidity in at least 5 years
Observed [%]			Most recent higher			Years of record		Monthly average
96.1			97.6 in 2010			11		93.2
Record high March daily maximum dew point
Observed [C]			Old record			Years of record		Monthly average
25.7 on 2nd at 2:51 PM			=25.7 in 2020 on 7th at 3:58 PM			11		21.3
Record low March mean daily wind gust in at least 5 years
Observed [km/hr]			Most recent lower			Years of record		Monthly average
23.2			22.3 in 2011			11		21.5
Record low March mean daily wind speed in at least 5 years
Observed [km/hr]			Most recent lower			Years of record		Monthly average
1.5			0.8 in 2012			11		3
Record high March highest daily rainfall total in at least 5 years
Observed [mm]			Most recent higher			Years of record		Monthly average
129.7 on 22nd			153.5 in 2004 on 6th			33		48.8

 

Key records for March 2021

NOTE: These records are drawn from automatic data record for this site. See end notes for more information.

 

All time records

No records

 

Monthly records

Lowest Maximum Temperature       20.6 °C on 17 Mar 2021 at 10:45 am

 

Data summary tables for March 2021