Weather as Recorded at the UMass Cranberry Station:
East Wareham
Prepared by Peter Jeranyama
March was warmer than the 30-year average, with above average rainfall above average sunshine and no snowfall. The temperatures averaged 41.3 degrees, 4.3 degrees per day above the 30-year average. Maximum temperature for the month was 63 degrees on the 15th and a minimum temperature of 19 degrees was recorded on the 1st and 2nd. Daytime high temperatures averaged 49.58 degrees, 4.1 degrees above the norm. Evening temperatures averaged 33 degrees, 4 degrees above the norm.
Sunshine totaled 45% of possible sunshine hours, 3% below the average. Sunshine data are from the Blue Hill Observatory where 166 sunshine hours were recorded for the month. Year-to-date sunshine for 2023 are 6 points above normal.
Precipitation totaled 7.82 inches. This is 2.43 inches below normal. We had measurable precipitation of 0.10 inches or greater on 12 days. The largest 24-hour rainfall was 1.65 inches on the 24th. We have received a total of 18.9 inches of precipitation year-to-date, 5.87 inches above the average for East Wareham and 5.2 inches more than 2023 at this point. We had no measurable snowfall. The long-term snowfall for March is 5.34 inches.