Leighton climate

Leighton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP, 8.1 km from Leighton

Average highs run from 60°F on March 1 to 70°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.14 in over about 11 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Leighton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
5.14 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
88°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
10°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 160°F40°F79°F 195116°F 198037%0%
Mar 261°F40°F82°F 201213°F 198037%0%
Mar 361°F41°F81°F 202210°F 194337%0%
Mar 461°F41°F83°F 202212°F 194336%0%
Mar 562°F41°F82°F 202611°F 196036%0%
Mar 662°F41°F81°F 202216°F 201536%0%
Mar 762°F41°F82°F 202620°F 194336%0%
Mar 863°F42°F82°F 197413°F 194336%0%
Mar 963°F42°F82°F 197423°F 198436%0%
Mar 1063°F42°F81°F 202623°F 196936%0%
Mar 1164°F42°F83°F 202621°F 196936%0%
Mar 1264°F43°F86°F 196719°F 199836%0%
Mar 1364°F43°F86°F 196722°F 199336%0%
Mar 1465°F43°F84°F 202417°F 199335%0%
Mar 1565°F43°F86°F 201622°F 198835%0%
Mar 1665°F44°F82°F 194524°F 198835%0%
Mar 1766°F44°F85°F 196324°F 194135%0%
Mar 1866°F44°F84°F 201224°F 194135%0%
Mar 1966°F44°F85°F 198225°F 196535%0%
Mar 2067°F44°F87°F 201222°F 196535%0%
Mar 2167°F45°F86°F 196620°F 196535%0%
Mar 2267°F45°F88°F 202624°F 196835%0%
Mar 2368°F45°F82°F 197519°F 196835%0%
Mar 2468°F45°F86°F 200723°F 196835%0%
Mar 2568°F46°F87°F 200723°F 196635%0%
Mar 2669°F46°F87°F 200717°F 195535%0%
Mar 2769°F46°F87°F 202017°F 195535%0%
Mar 2869°F46°F86°F 202027°F 197835%0%
Mar 2969°F47°F86°F 200728°F 196635%0%
Mar 3070°F47°F85°F 196324°F 196435%0%
Mar 3170°F47°F86°F 196328°F 198735%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Leighton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:11 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013896 (Muscle Shoals Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013896, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.