Most rainfalls were 10 to 15mm and there were thunderstorms. A lightning bolt struck close to my home at 9.30pm last Saturday night with explosive force.

My ginger cat, Roma was very startled at first and then demanded to go outside.

This active change was associated with a dual low pressure trough with a triple front structure, the third front last Sunday night was yet to reach our region.

This type of situation is more common in April and May.

It was the second successive weekend that an active change passed though our region.

This change was so very different to that of the previous weekend of March 17 and 18.

Dew point temperatures were exceptionally high at near 20 degrees during this weekend change at many places, with maximum temperatures around 28 degrees.

During the previous weekend, a hot, dry air mass invaded our region and the change then stalled near Dubbo, resulting in the hottest three-day spell for late March in Coonabarabran and Moree since 1933.

The cold change did not reach these two places until Wednesday.

The current synoptic charts of the past few days have been dominated by three tropical cyclones, Marcus, Nora and Iris. Currently Nora is active in the Gulf of Carpentaria bringing very heavy rain. Mt Isa and Tambo have had heavy falls.

Tambo recorded 164mm to last Saturday morning and this was the heaviest daily fall for March since 172.7mm in 1910.

On top of heavy rain earlier this month at Tambo, the month's total has reached 279mm. 

The higher March totals were recorded in 1890, 1910 and 1963.

Last weekend's active change with a triple front structure does indicate there will be a slow return to warm to hot days, now not expected until the first week of April, which means that Easter will not be as warm as I originally indicated.

Rain is still expected during the second week but with heavier falls near the end of April.