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Written report
March 2017
March 2017: Warmest March in 18 years of station data
Mean 10.3°C, 2.7°C above normal, the warmest March in 18 years of station data. Highs averaged 13.5°C and lows 7.3°C. Warmest 21.3°C (30 Mar), coldest night 3.8°C (06 Mar).
Standout: 30 Mar brought 12.3°C, the highest minimum for March on station record.
Rain 30.4 mm, 78% of normal, over 7 days of 1 mm+. The biggest fall was 10.0 mm on 05 Mar.
Sunshine 102.4 hours, 91% of normal.
Days that still hold the station record for their date: 04 Mar (7.5°C min), 05 Mar (5.6°C min), 08 Mar (8.1°C min), 11 Mar (16.9°C max).