Average rain falls in March

The Peninsula received its monthly average rainfall in just three days, with a downpour of 142mm between March 18 and 20.

A total of 161.9mm for the month was over the monthly average of 140.9mm, according to figures from local weather website www.peninsulaweather.info.

A recording of 84mm recorded in the 24 hours to 9am on March 20 was the highest daily rainfall since August 2007.

Average temperature for the month was 22.2 degrees with an average maximum of 26.7 and an average minimum of 18.9.

The highest temperature of 34.8 was recorded on March 1 and the lowest temperature of 15.6 was recorded on March 8.

The highest overnight minimum was 21.7 recorded on March 9 and the lowest maximum was 21.1 recorded on March 26.

The strongest wind gust was 31.7km/h recorded on March 14.

Atmospheric pressure varied between 1002 and 1028hPa during the month.

Spreadsheet, 1 Apr 2011 www.peninsulanews.info