Three really wet days, including more than 35 mm of rain on the very last day, made for a very soggy March.

Last month was the wettest March since 2011 and the sixth wettest since record keeping began in 1914, the monthly report from the E.D. Soulis Memorial Weather Station at the University of Waterloo said.

In total, there was 128.2 mm of precipitation during the month, almost double the average of 65.8 mm, the report said.

In March, though, there was just 13.5 cm of snow, about half the average of 26.5 cm.

There was a total of 239.5 cm of snow over the course of the winter months, with the region seeing its first snowfall in early November. This was “clearly well above the average of a typical season of 159.7 cm,” the report said.

“For now this is the third highest total for a single snowfall season in the region, but of course there can still be snow in April,” the report says.

Since snow first started to fly in the region on Nov. 9, the weather station previously reported:

As of Wednesday, the Environment Canada forecast noted there could be a chance for flurries on Monday.

Warmer days

Just before March break, there was a significant warm-up in the region which saw Chicopee ski hill close to preserve its snow base for when colder temperatures arrived just in time for students to be off for a week.

Then the month ended with a couple of warm days, reaching 20 C for the first time at 3:45 p.m. on March 30.

“The month of March had a week of warm temperatures at the beginning of the month, two very warm days, and very few colder days,” the report said.

“The result was an overall temperature that was more than 1.5 degrees above average, making it the first warmer than average month since last October.”

The Environment Canada forecast notes the start of April will continue the rollercoaster ride of temperatures.

Thursday is expected to be 5 C, then Friday the temperature jumps to 21 C. Saturday is expected to be 16 C, then there’s a significant drop with Sunday’s forecasted high expected to be just 3 C.

Rain is in the forecast until Tuesday. The Grand River Conservation Authority has issued flood warnings for several communities and the entire watershed is currently under a flood watch due to the rain and high river levels.