McDonald Chapel climate

McDonald Chapel Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bessemer 3 Wsw, 15.7 km from McDonald Chapel

Average highs run from 64°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.42 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 McDonald Chapel, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
5.42 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
89°FMar 19, 1982
Record low
2°FMar 14, 1993
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
5.1 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 164°F40°F82°F 199717°F 198036%0%
Mar 265°F41°F83°F 197615°F 198036%0%
Mar 365°F41°F81°F 195111°F 198036%0%
Mar 465°F41°F84°F 197617°F 194336%0%
Mar 565°F41°F83°F 195514°F 196036%0%
Mar 666°F42°F83°F 197418°F 201536%0%
Mar 766°F42°F84°F 195623°F 196636%0%
Mar 866°F42°F83°F 197418°F 199636%0%
Mar 966°F42°F86°F 197415°F 199635%0%
Mar 1067°F42°F85°F 197416°F 193235%0%
Mar 1167°F42°F84°F 195521°F 193435%0%
Mar 1267°F43°F87°F 196719°F 199835%0%
Mar 1368°F43°F83°F 195512°F 199335%0%
Mar 1468°F43°F84°F 19672°F 199335%0%
Mar 1568°F43°F88°F 201612°F 199335%0%
Mar 1668°F43°F85°F 201225°F 197035%0%
Mar 1769°F44°F86°F 196327°F 202635%0%
Mar 1869°F44°F88°F 198223°F 196735%0%
Mar 1969°F44°F89°F 198226°F 194935%0%
Mar 2069°F44°F86°F 194822°F 196534%0%
Mar 2170°F44°F89°F 201719°F 196534%0%
Mar 2270°F44°F85°F 202623°F 198634%0%
Mar 2370°F45°F88°F 199527°F 196834%0%
Mar 2471°F45°F85°F 194723°F 196834%0%
Mar 2571°F45°F87°F 200725°F 196634%0%
Mar 2671°F45°F85°F 199122°F 195534%0%
Mar 2771°F45°F85°F 201218°F 195534%0%
Mar 2872°F46°F84°F 198928°F 193734%0%
Mar 2972°F46°F87°F 200725°F 195534%0%
Mar 3072°F46°F86°F 194625°F 196434%0%
Mar 3172°F46°F86°F 196329°F 195034%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McDonald Chapel, 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 6:16 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:08 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00010764 (Bessemer 3 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013876, 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.