Townsend climate

Townsend Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilmington New Castle CO AP, 31.9 km from Townsend

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.16 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 Townsend, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
4.16 in
Snowfall
3.1 in
Record high
88°FMar 27, 1921
Record low
7°FMar 4, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
10.7 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 148°F30°F77°F 19728°F 193435%9%
Mar 248°F30°F77°F 197212°F 198035%9%
Mar 348°F30°F75°F 197211°F 192535%8%
Mar 448°F31°F75°F 19237°F 201435%8%
Mar 549°F31°F80°F 197612°F 197835%8%
Mar 649°F31°F78°F 197610°F 201535%8%
Mar 749°F31°F75°F 19218°F 196035%7%
Mar 850°F32°F79°F 192112°F 192035%7%
Mar 950°F32°F80°F 20169°F 191135%7%
Mar 1050°F32°F79°F 201612°F 198435%7%
Mar 1151°F32°F84°F 202610°F 196035%6%
Mar 1251°F33°F86°F 19907°F 193435%6%
Mar 1351°F33°F86°F 199017°F 191435%6%
Mar 1452°F33°F84°F 199018°F 189635%6%
Mar 1552°F34°F80°F 199014°F 199335%6%
Mar 1652°F34°F83°F 194515°F 191135%5%
Mar 1753°F34°F87°F 194519°F 191135%5%
Mar 1853°F34°F84°F 194511°F 191635%5%
Mar 1953°F35°F79°F 194513°F 196736%5%
Mar 2054°F35°F84°F 194513°F 192336%5%
Mar 2154°F35°F87°F 19217°F 191436%4%
Mar 2255°F36°F84°F 194819°F 198836%4%
Mar 2355°F36°F81°F 190715°F 193436%4%
Mar 2455°F36°F82°F 192817°F 194036%4%
Mar 2556°F36°F82°F 193920°F 194036%3%
Mar 2656°F37°F87°F 192122°F 191136%3%
Mar 2757°F37°F88°F 192120°F 201436%3%
Mar 2857°F37°F85°F 198922°F 189437%3%
Mar 2957°F38°F87°F 194515°F 192337%3%
Mar 3058°F38°F86°F 191020°F 192337%3%
Mar 3158°F38°F85°F 199821°F 192337%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Townsend, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013781 (Wilmington New Castle CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00072730, 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.