Singapore, 15 March 2024 – The Northeast Monsoon conditions prevailing over the region are forecast to persist into the second half of March 2024, with low-level winds blowing from the northwest or northeast.
1 The Northeast Monsoon conditions prevailing over the region are forecast to persist into the second half of March 2024, with low-level winds blowing from the northwest or northeast.
2 The dry and warm conditions experienced towards the middle of the month are expected to continue into the first few days of the coming fortnight. Localised short-duration moderate to heavy thundery showers are forecast on some afternoons, particularly in the last week of the month. The total rainfall for the second half of March 2024 is expected to be below average over most parts of the island.
3 For the rest of the month, the daily maximum temperatures are expected to be around 34 and 35 degrees Celsius on most days. The daily maximum temperatures may exceed 35 degrees Celsius on a few days when there is less cloud coverage, especially in the first week of the coming fortnight.
4 For updates of the daily weather forecast, please visit the MSS website (www.weather.gov.sg), NEA website (www.nea.gov.sg), or download the myENV app.
REVIEW OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (1 – 14 March 2024)
5 Northeast Monsoon conditions prevailed over Singapore and the surrounding region in the first two weeks of March 2024 and the low-level winds blew from the northwest or northeast.
6 Thundery showers fell over parts of the island on most afternoons in the first week of March 2024. Convergence of winds brought moderate to heavy thundery showers over many parts of Singapore on 4 March 2024. The daily total rainfall of 98.6 mm recorded at Buona Vista that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the first half of March 2024. The second week of March 2024 was mostly dry.
7 The daily maximum temperature in the first fortnight of March 2024 ranged between 31.6 degrees Celsius and 36.0 degrees Celsius. The last few days in this period were dry and warm with daily maximum temperatures of above 34 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature of 36.0 degrees Celsius was recorded at Sentosa on 13 March 2024.
8 Most parts of Singapore recorded above average rainfall in the first fortnight of March 2024. Changi registered rainfall of 135 per cent above average, and Mandai registered rainfall of 34 per cent below average.
CLIMATE STATION STATISTICS
Long-term Statistics for March
(Climatological reference period: 1991 – 2020)
| Average daily maximum temperature: | 32.2 °C |
| Average daily minimum temperature: | 24.9 °C |
| Average monthly temperature: | 27.8 °C |
| Average rainfall: | 151.7 mm |
| Average number of rain days: | 12 |
Historical Extremes for March
(Rainfall since 1869 and temperature since 1929)
| Highest monthly mean daily maximum temperature: | 34.1°C (1998) |
| Lowest monthly mean daily minimum temperature: | 22.1 °C (1934) |
| Highest monthly rainfall ever recorded: | 528.3 mm (1913) |
| Lowest monthly rainfall ever recorded: | 6.2 mm (2016) |