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MARCH 2000


Norms for Long Island
Average Temp 38.4, High 45.9, Low 30.8,
Precipation 4.10", Snowfall 5",
Record High 82, Record Low 8
OBS 1st @ 23:40
44.3 DegreesDew Point 42
Humidity 90%Baro 29.72 F
Wind SW 3 Highest Gust 12 @ 14:31
High 48.6 @ 12:56........Low 32.1 @ 6:49
Partly to mostly sunny, with increasing clouds after 2 PM & a light sprinkle around 7 PM. Rainfall Trace
OBS 2nd @ 23:45
35.2 DegreesDew Point 23
Humidity 60% Baro 29.70 F
Wind* NW 10 Highest Gust 29 @ 11:51
High 50.1 @ 11:35........Low 35.2 @ Current
Partly to mostly sunny until 2:30, then a lot of dark clouds that quickly cleared out. Windy all day. *Wind Speed cutting out at times again.
OBS 3rd @ 23:45
36.5 DegreesDew Point 12
Humidity 36% Baro 29.74 R
Wind** NW 6 Highest Gust 28 @ 8:02
High 45.9 @ 15:01........Low 34.5 @ 6:20
Sunny with some puffy clouds, but windy. **Wind Speed off some in afternoon. Need to send it back on 3/6.
OBS 4th @ 00:00
43.8 DegreesDew Point 25
Humidity 48% Baro 29.70 F
Wind NW 4 Highest Gust 22 @ 10:05
High 51.4 @ 15:15........Low 31.9 @ 6:28
A sunny, breezy, mild day.
OBS 5th @ 23:55
43.6 DegreesDew Point 27
Humidity 53% Baro 29.93 R
Wind NW 4*** Highest Gust 25 @ 11:56
High 53.0 @ 12:25........Low 40.2 @ 6:31
A mix of sun & clouds, and windy.
***Sending station out to have wind speed fixed. Will use my old Max/Min temp & Baro for readings starting 3/6/00.
OBS 6th @ 23:57
33.1 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.21 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 54.6 @ ........Low 33.1 @ Current
Sunny with deep blue sky & mild temps, but winds 15-20.
OBS 7th @ 23:45
47.2 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.06 S
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 56.2 @ ........Low 27.5 @
Sunny, mild, & breezy with diminishing winds in afternoon.
OBS 8th @ 23:45
45.7 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.02 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 61.1 @ ........Low 36.3 @
Sunny, mild AM; some hazy early PM from backdoor cold front & turning cooler.
OBS 9th @ 23:40
59.1 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 29.81 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 61.8 @ ........Low 36.4 @
Hazy & mild AM; thickening clouds PM, but some peeks of hazy sun late.
OBS 10th @ 23:35
42.3 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.22 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 58.4 @ ........Low 41.2 @
Partly sunny, breezy in AM.
OBS 11th @ 23:30
44.1 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 29.90 F
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 44.5 @ ........Low 38.7 @
Cloudy with rain starting at 8 AM. Some heavy downpours afternoon with 2 thunderstorms that passed just south from 8:30-9:45 with heavy downpours. Over 2" of rain so far.
OBS 12th @ 23:35
34.8 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.06 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 58.1 @ ........Low 34.8 @ Current
Cloudy with light rain until 11 AM, then clearing. Overcast again after 2 PM with a sprinkle at 4. Clearing, windy, & cooler. Total rainfall for event 3.00"
OBS 13th @ 23:45
34.5 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.34 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 48.0 @ ........Low 27.9 @
Sunny & cooler day, more like a late winter day should be.
OBS 14th @ 23:40
43.9 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.30 S
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 52.1 @ ........Low 29.8 @
Bright sunny day with some wind from the south off the water making it feel like late winter.
OBS 15th @ 23:55
46.2 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.19 S
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 51.0 @ ........Low 39.8 @
An overcast AM; sunny PM, but breezy for a while.
OBS 16th @ 23:55
50.4 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 29.86 F
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 61.1 @ ........Low 45.9 @
Clouds with a little sun AM; thickening & lowering clouds PM. Rain started just after 7PM, heavy at times.
OBS 17th @ 23:58
26.8 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.35 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 51.3 @ ........Low 26.8 @ Current
Heavy overnight rains tapered off & ended by 11AM with a 1.65" total. From 12:45 PM to 4 PM a light
snow event
of .01" melted. Temps dropped overnight into the 30's & stayed in the low 30's all PM.
OBS 18th @ 23:45
27.7 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.54 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 38.6 @ ........Low 21.2 @
Bright sunny day with deep blue skies, but cold.
OBS 19th @ 23:55
32.3 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.50 F
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 45.5 @ ........Low 24.9 @
A bright sunny, but cold day without much wind.
OBS 20th @ 23:55
39.1 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.49 S
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 51.3 @ ........Low 30.9 @
Overcast day with some small breaks of blue sky & dim sun in the AM.
OBS 21st @ 23:55
38.4 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.45 S
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 46.4 @ ........Low 38.1 @
An overcast, raw day with winds picking up in PM to 20 mph NE. Strong High over NE; Low of Del.
OBS 22nd @ 23:40
34.7 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.44 S
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 53.6 @ ........Low 34.7 @ Current
Cloudy AM with some brightening, windy & raw; PM partly cloudy til 3 PM, then clouds came back in.
OBS 23rd @ 23:55
37.9 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.29 F
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 53.6 @ ........Low 30.9 @
Bright sunshine, deep blue sky, & milder temps with light winds.
OBS 24th @ 23:45
43.6 DegreesDew Point ?
Humidity ?% Baro 30.21 R
Wind ? Highest Gust ? @
High 68.1 @ ........Low 35.9 @
A beautiful Spring day. A little on-shore breeze around 2 PM pushed temp back to low 60's.
Weather Station came back late today, however, can't get wind direction, speed, or outside temp.
OBS 25th @ 23:45
46.7 DegreesDew Point 45
Humidity 42% Baro 29.78 F
Wind Calm Highest Gust 9 @ 14:05
High 57.1 @ ........Low 36.8 @
Clouds with a little di sun til early afternoon, then overcast with a brief shower at 4 PM. .01" & another brief shower at 11 PM for total of .03" but don't use as total yet.
Got station working & on pole in backyard. Reading zero winds alot, but it is calm out.
OBS 26th @ 23:35
47.4 DegreesDew Point 31
Humidity 53% Baro 29.81 R
Wind N 2 Highest Gust 15 @ 11:08
High 65.8 @ 19:01........Low 46.4 @ 21:27
Overnight rain total .04". Sunny, deep blue sky, breezy, & mild.
OBS 27th @ 23:50
54.7 DegreesDew Point 51
Humidity 86% Baro 29.49 F
Wind E 6 Highest Gust 13 @ 23:47
High 54.8 @ 23:43........Low 32.1 @ 5:47
A mostly sunny AM; partly cloud PM until after 3 PM when clouds increased & thickened
OBS 28th @ 23:55
46.7 DegreesDew Point 45
Humidity 93% Baro 29.50 R
Wind W 4 Highest Gust 16 @ 18:46
High 58.2 @ 16:29........Low 46.7 @ Current
Small thunderstorm @ 00:45 a shower later. .23" of rain total event. Cloudy AM with ^ winds. Partly cloudy to sunny PM. Clouds night with sprinkle @ 20:00.
OBS 29th @ 23:55
45.2 DegreesDew Point 34
Humidity 65% Baro 29.94 R
Wind SW 2 Highest Gust 18 @ 12:12
High 57.8 @ 12:10........Low 44.2 @ 6:07
Sunny early, then more clouds then sun. Windy; gust +30
OBS 30th @ 23:55
44.5 DegreesDew Point 30
Humidity 577% Baro 30.06 R
Wind N 2 Highest Gust 12 @ 11:45
High 55.5 @ 12:23........Low 35.6 @ 5:24
Sunny, breezy AM; a few clouds & less wind PM
OBS 31st @ 23:35
38.9 DegreesDew Point 30
Humidity 70% Baro 30.24 R
Wind N 1 Highest Gust 12 @ 4:22
High 57..8 @ 14:10........Low 33.9 @ 5:14
AM sun, then sun & clouds.
Stats for the month
Average High
53.9
Average Low
34.9
Average Mean
44.4
Highest Wind Gust 29
Snowfall Total 1"
Rainfall Total 3.31"

Impressions: while above norm temps, it felt cold on a lot of days.
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