Stargazer's Monthly Summary

Recorded at Morphett Vale, Adelaide, SA.
(Near South Road & Bains Road)

March 2003
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Maximums and Minimums
(Entries are recorded at local time on the indicated dates)

Maximum temperature (Highest): +33.5 °C at 15:24:00 on 18 March
Maximum temperature (Lowest): +17.7 °C at 13:57:00 on 21 March

Minimum temperature (Highest): +18.8 °C at 06:17:00 on 18 March
Minimum temperature (Lowest): +10.6 °C at 07:52:00 on 24 March

Maximum humidity: 93 % at 08:00:00 on 19 March
Minimum humidity: 19 % at 17:33:00 on 17 March

Maximum dew point: +16.5 °C at 09:34:00 on 12 March
Minimum dew point: +1.4 °C at 04:52:00 on 07 March

Minimum wind chill: +5 °C at 07:52:00 on 19 March
Maximum heat index: +31.6 °C at 15:38:00 on 18 March

Maximum barometric pressure: 1025 hPa at 11:02:00 on 22 March
Minimum barometric pressure: 1002 hPa at 02:47:00 on 19 March

Maximum wind gust: 55.8 km/h (30.2 Knots) from 238° at 12:02:00 on 19 March
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Averages

Average temperature: +18.3 °C
Average maximum temperature: +22.9 °C
Average minimum temperature: +13.7 °C

Average humidity: 60 %
Average maximum humidity: 81 %
Average minimum humidity: 39 %

Average dew point: +9.3 °C
Average maximum dew point: +12.1 °C
Average minimum dew point: +6.5 °C

Average minimum wind chill: +9.2 °C
Average maximum heat index: +25.4 °C

Average barometric pressure: 1018.5 hPa
Average maximum barometric pressure: 1021 hPa
Average minimum barometric pressure: 1016 hPa

Average of daily peak wind gusts: 25.6 km/h (13.8 Knots)
Average of daily peak wind gust direction: 176°
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Rainfall Summary
(Entries are for the 24 hours midnight to midnight local time on the indicated dates)

19th March - (6 mm)

Number of rainfall days: 1
Maximum rainfall rate: 16 mm/hour at 07:30:00 on 19 March
Total rainfall for March: 6 mm
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Graphs
(Graphs plotted at approximately 5 minute intervals)