FIRST HALF OF MARCH
The first week of March was “generally wet”, due to the prevailing northeast monsoon, said the Met Service.
“On Mar 3 to Mar 4, another monsoon surge brought widespread moderate to heavy rain over Singapore and the surrounding region.”
The second week of the month was “relatively dry” compared to the week before, with isolated showers falling on parts of the island on a few afternoons.
On Mar 1, the daily total rainfall of 104.4mm recorded at Sengkang was the highest recorded in the first half of the month.
The Met Service noted that the monsoon made for cool weather in Singapore for the first week of March.
The highest daily maximum temperature dipped below 28 degrees Celsius on three days. On Mar 3 and Mar 4, the highest daily maximum temperature was 26.1 degrees Celsius at East Coast Parkway.
The mercury at Newton dipped to 21.1 degrees Celsius during the monsoon surge on Mar 1, marking the lowest daily minimum temperature for the first fortnight of the month.
The Met Service also reported “well above average rainfall” across the island.
The highest anomaly of 211 per cent above average was recorded at Sengkang. The anomaly was lowest around Tengah at 12 per cent above average.