Monthly Climate Summary for  March  2004 at Milhaguet (Carreau)
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Overall mean temperature was 6.0 ēC which is -1.5 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average
Mean day maximum (09-21) was 11.2 ēC which is -1.8 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average
Mean night minimum (21-09) was 0.7 ēC which is -1.3 degC compared with the 1971-2000 average
Mean 24hr maximum (09-09) was 11.2 ēC              
Mean 24hr minimum (09-09) was 0.5 ēC              
  Highest day max was 23.9 ēC on  the   17          
  Lowest day max was 3.1 ēC on  the 1          
  Highest night min was 8.2 ēC on  the 20          
  Lowest night min was -7.3 ēC on  the 11          
  Lowest grass min was -11.8 ēC on  the 11          
                       
Total rainfall this month was 74.1 mm which is 85.2 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average  
  Highest daily fall was 14.1 mm on  the 12          
Number of hours with rain was 102.0 hrs              
Equiv. TSR rainfall duration was 71.4 hrs which is   per  cent of the 1971-2000 average  
  Highest no of wet hrs 18.0 hrs on  the 12          
  Highest equiv duration 14.4 hrs on  the 12          
                       
Total sunshine this month was 145.4 hrs which is 101.7 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average  
Equiv. C/S sunshine total was 159.9 hrs which is 101.7 per  cent of the 1971-2000 average  
  Highest daily sun was 9.5 hrs on  the 29          
                       
Maximum  snow depth  was 9.0 cm on  the  1          
                       
Mean sea-level pressure at 09Z 1022.5 mbar which is +5.5 mbar compared with the 1961-1990 average
  Highest pressure at 09Z 1035.5 mbar on  the 15          
  Lowest  pressure at 09Z 1007.7 mbar on  the 30          
                       
Number of days with:                    
Air Frost 15   0.2mm rain 13   No  sun 1   Snow lying 4  
Grnd Frost 23   1.0mm 11   3h  sun 23   Snow/sleet 2  
Max < 0ēC 0   5mm 7   6h  sun 9   Hail 1  
Max > 10 14   10mm 2   9h  sun 1   Thunder 0  
Max > 20 3   25mm 0   12h sun 0   Fog at 09Z 3  
Max > 30 0         15h sun 0   Gale 0  
                       
Notable events during the month:                
Snow lay until mid-morning on the 4th.  Ground covered by hail for a time on the afternoon of the 22nd.      
Coldest March since at least 1987