Weyburn broke four record high temperatures in the month of March, resulting in an above-average warm month with the city also receiving increased precipitation.

The maximum temperature this month was 23.5 degrees, set on Mar. 25, which broke the record high set in 1968 of 15 degrees. The day before, Mar. 24, had a high temperature of 23 degrees which broke the record set in 1993 of 20 degrees.

Earlier in the month a high of 19 degrees on Mar. 12 broke the record high of 12.5 degrees set in 1992. Another record was broke on Mar. 20 when the temperature of 17.5 degrees passed the previous record high temperature of 13 set in 1957, 1985 and 1991.

The average high temperature for March was 4.89 degrees, which was warmer than the long-term average of 0.41 degrees.

The lowest temperature for the month was on Mar. 3 when the temperature dropped to -20 degrees. The average low temperature for March was -6.0 degrees, which was warmer than the long-term average of -9.6 degrees.

The mean temperature for the month was -0.56 degrees, warmer than the long-term average of -4.6 degrees.

The city received a total of 30.2 millimeters (water equivalent) in March, above the long-term average of 18.2 mm.

The runoff total winter precipitation was 132 mm, which is more than the long-term average of 103.6 mm.