Saline County climate

Saline County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benton, 11.3 km from Saline County

Average highs run from 61°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31, and lows from 38°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.05 in over about 7 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 Saline County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
5.05 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
91°FMar 31, 1974
Record low
6°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
5.8 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 161°F38°F83°F 202314°F 196224%1%
Mar 261°F38°F83°F 190915°F 198024%1%
Mar 361°F38°F82°F 19746°F 194324%1%
Mar 462°F38°F84°F 19386°F 194324%1%
Mar 562°F38°F82°F 191011°F 194324%1%
Mar 662°F39°F85°F 191017°F 201523%1%
Mar 763°F39°F84°F 197413°F 194323%1%
Mar 863°F39°F82°F 197414°F 194323%1%
Mar 963°F40°F82°F 200914°F 194324%1%
Mar 1064°F40°F89°F 191117°F 199623%0%
Mar 1164°F40°F90°F 191118°F 194823%0%
Mar 1264°F40°F85°F 191113°F 194823%0%
Mar 1365°F41°F85°F 196713°F 194823%0%
Mar 1465°F41°F84°F 197118°F 199323%0%
Mar 1565°F41°F86°F 197122°F 194023%0%
Mar 1666°F41°F87°F 190819°F 194723%0%
Mar 1766°F42°F87°F 190824°F 193923%0%
Mar 1866°F42°F89°F 190721°F 194723%0%
Mar 1967°F42°F90°F 190722°F 196523%0%
Mar 2067°F43°F89°F 190713°F 196523%0%
Mar 2167°F43°F89°F 190721°F 196523%0%
Mar 2268°F43°F87°F 191022°F 198623%0%
Mar 2368°F43°F89°F 202626°F 194323%0%
Mar 2469°F44°F87°F 190722°F 196823%0%
Mar 2569°F44°F87°F 190724°F 194023%0%
Mar 2669°F44°F87°F 190717°F 195523%0%
Mar 2769°F44°F89°F 202014°F 195523%0%
Mar 2870°F45°F89°F 190722°F 194723%0%
Mar 2970°F45°F85°F 196723°F 195523%0%
Mar 3070°F45°F85°F 196326°F 196424%0%
Mar 3171°F46°F91°F 197423°F 198724%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saline County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00030582 (Benton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030582, 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.