Putnam climate

Putnam Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Thompson Lake, 3.3 km from Putnam

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.45 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 Putnam, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
4.45 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
86°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-7°FMar 7, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.3 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 141°F20°F64°F 2018-2°F 201535%11%
Mar 242°F20°F62°F 200410°F 202635%11%
Mar 342°F21°F64°F 20242°F 201535%11%
Mar 442°F21°F61°F 2024-2°F 201435%11%
Mar 542°F21°F57°F 20084°F 200935%11%
Mar 643°F22°F59°F 2022-2°F 201535%10%
Mar 743°F22°F63°F 2000-7°F 200335%10%
Mar 843°F22°F65°F 20120°F 201935%10%
Mar 943°F22°F80°F 20165°F 200735%10%
Mar 1044°F23°F76°F 20261°F 200535%10%
Mar 1144°F23°F71°F 20216°F 200335%9%
Mar 1244°F23°F72°F 201212°F 201735%9%
Mar 1344°F24°F69°F 20129°F 201735%9%
Mar 1445°F24°F69°F 202415°F 201435%9%
Mar 1545°F24°F65°F 202217°F 202135%9%
Mar 1645°F24°F67°F 200014°F 202135%8%
Mar 1746°F25°F68°F 200314°F 199735%8%
Mar 1846°F25°F73°F 201213°F 201435%8%
Mar 1946°F25°F79°F 201216°F 201535%8%
Mar 2047°F26°F78°F 201212°F 200435%7%
Mar 2147°F26°F76°F 201217°F 200935%7%
Mar 2247°F26°F81°F 201217°F 200235%7%
Mar 2348°F26°F76°F 201212°F 200435%6%
Mar 2448°F27°F68°F 200017°F 200835%6%
Mar 2548°F27°F75°F 202113°F 201435%6%
Mar 2649°F27°F72°F 202121°F 201836%5%
Mar 2749°F28°F80°F 199818°F 201936%5%
Mar 2850°F28°F82°F 199820°F 202236%5%
Mar 2950°F28°F78°F 199817°F 202236%5%
Mar 3050°F29°F81°F 199818°F 200836%4%
Mar 3151°F29°F86°F 199820°F 202336%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Putnam, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00069388 (W Thompson Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054767, 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.