March 2019
🌡️ Temperature
In the UK, March 2019 was very hot. 🌡️
- The average temperature in March 2019 was 7.8°C.
- That's 2.4°C hotter than the average of 5.4°C.
- This puts it in the 95th percentile for heat, as the 18th hottest March on record.
The hottest March ever was in 1957, when it averaged 9.2°C, and the coldest year was 1674 at 1°C.
🌧️ Rainfall
In the UK, March 2019 was very wet. 🌧️
- The total rainfall in March 2019 was 94.7mm.
- That's 33.2mm wetter than the average of 61.5mm.
- This puts it in the 86th percentile for rainfall, as the 35th wettest March on record.
The wettest March ever was in 1947, when rainfall totalled 177.5mm, and the driest year was 1781 at 5.6mm.
☀️ Sunlight
In the UK, March 2019 was sunny. ☀️
- In March 2019 there were115.2 hours of sunshine.
- That's 11 hours more sunshine than the average of 104.2 hours.
- This puts it in the 73rd percentile for sunshine, as the 28th sunniest March on record.
The sunniest March ever was in 1929, when there were 166.9 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.