According to the Uzhydromet service, a rapid increase in air temperature usually begins in March in Uzbekistan. The average air temperature in March is 5-6 °, and in the north it is 7-8 ° higher than in February.
On the warmest days in March, especially in the second half of the month, the sun's rays often warm up the air to 23-28 ° C, and in the south to 30-33 ° C.
The highest temperature values recorded in March for all the years of meteorological observations are 30-33 °C in most of the territory, and 34-37 °C in the southern regions.
However, March is a very treacherous month. It is characterized by a frequent change in the direction of air flows. The rapid removal of very warm air from the south is replaced by an influx of cold air from the Volga region, less often from the Urals and Western Siberia.
Periods of warm weather are followed by periods of cold spells, in which the temperature often drops to 0-5 ° below zero.
The absolute minimum temperature in March for all years of meteorological observations in Uzbekistan in most parts of the territory is 15-20 ° below zero, in Karakalpakstan and the north of Kyzylkum up to 23-25 ° below zero. And in Ustyurt in March 1954, the temperature dropped to 34-37 degrees below zero.
In the last thirty years, such low temperatures have not been observed in March. The lowest March temperatures in the last 30 years in most of the territory are 6-11°C, 11-16°C in the north, 20-23°C in Ustyurt.
March in Uzbekistan is one of the most sedimentary months of the year both in terms of precipitation and the number of days with precipitation. In most of the territory, with the exception of the northern regions and the desert zone, there are 10 to 15 precipitation days in March.
Basically, precipitation in March falls in the form of rain, but with sharp drops in temperature, it is not uncommon for rain to turn into snow. The "snowiest" in this century was the cold March 2012, when repeated snowfall was accompanied by the formation of a snow cover, and the height of snow on the flat territory of the republic in places reached 7-12 cm.
What will March be like this year?
According to preliminary calculations by global forecasting centers, March, on average, is estimated to be relatively cool.
The average monthly air temperature in March is expected to be 1-2 ° lower, in places near the norm and will be 4-9 ° C, 10-11 °C in the south.
During the month, sharp temperature fluctuations are predicted at night from 0-5 ° frost to 5-10 ° heat, during the day from 5-10 ° heat to 17-22 ° heat, in the south to 20-25 ° heat.
In most parts of the republic, monthly precipitation is expected to be about normal, in some places more than normal.
