Bahrain Reports Warmer Than Normal Temperature in March
The Meteorological Directorate at Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry reported in their monthly weather summary that the month of March was warmer than normal in temperatures and below average precipitation.
The mean temperature of the month was 23.3 C, which is 2.0 C above the long-term normal for March, and this goes on record as the fourth-highest mean temperature for March since 1902.
The mean maximum temperature of the month was 27.1 C, which is 1.6 C above the long-term normal, and this goes on record as the sixth-highest mean maximum temperature for March since 1946.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 33.0 C, which occurred on March 9 at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) but recorded 35.5 C on March 7 at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).
The mean minimum temperature of the month was 20.3 C, which is 2.2 C above the long-term normal, and this goes on record as the third-highest mean minimum temperature for March since 1946. This is the same as in March 2010.
The lowest temperature recorded was 16.4 C on March 2 at BIA but was recorded 13.5 C on the same night at Durrat Al Bahrain.
