March on the whole was warmer and rainier than the average, but rainfall amounts were unevenly distributed. In the interior parts of the country, especially in its southern part, March was considerably rainier than average, while in the western parts it was around the average.

It should be noted that this is the fourth March in the last five years that is rainier than average. However before that there was a sequence of four years in which March was warm and dry.

March was warmer than the average, and this was especially noticeable in the first part of the month with a few days of Sharav and almost no rainfall. The second part of the month was cooler, and included most of the month's rainfall amounts.

The deficit that existed at the beginning of the month with regard to the amount of accumulated rain since the beginning of the season has decreased due to the rainy month, but it still exists, and the cumulative amounts have reached about 75% of the average for the entire season.