Barracks Row climate

Barracks Row Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Natl Arboretum Dc, 4.2 km from Barracks Row

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.96 in over about 10 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 Barracks Row, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.96 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
89°FMar 12, 1990
Record low
11°FMar 4, 1943
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
79%
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 151°F32°F80°F 197614°F 198030%5%
Mar 252°F33°F77°F 197216°F 196230%5%
Mar 352°F33°F77°F 196714°F 200930%5%
Mar 452°F33°F82°F 198311°F 194330%5%
Mar 552°F33°F83°F 197616°F 197830%5%
Mar 653°F34°F81°F 196115°F 201530%5%
Mar 753°F34°F80°F 202218°F 196030%5%
Mar 853°F34°F85°F 200014°F 198631%4%
Mar 954°F35°F80°F 196417°F 199631%4%
Mar 1054°F35°F84°F 202619°F 194431%4%
Mar 1154°F35°F86°F 202615°F 196031%4%
Mar 1254°F35°F89°F 199020°F 196931%4%
Mar 1355°F36°F87°F 199020°F 196031%4%
Mar 1455°F36°F86°F 199020°F 199331%4%
Mar 1555°F36°F82°F 201215°F 199332%3%
Mar 1656°F36°F86°F 194521°F 199232%3%
Mar 1756°F37°F87°F 194523°F 196732%3%
Mar 1856°F37°F81°F 198919°F 199333%3%
Mar 1957°F37°F85°F 194518°F 196733%3%
Mar 2057°F38°F83°F 194524°F 195633%3%
Mar 2157°F38°F86°F 194819°F 196533%2%
Mar 2258°F38°F85°F 196824°F 200234%2%
Mar 2358°F38°F84°F 202326°F 196034%2%
Mar 2459°F39°F79°F 199426°F 201434%2%
Mar 2559°F39°F80°F 196325°F 195634%2%
Mar 2659°F39°F84°F 202123°F 195535%2%
Mar 2760°F40°F83°F 194923°F 195535%1%
Mar 2860°F40°F84°F 194523°F 198235%1%
Mar 2960°F40°F89°F 194525°F 202236%1%
Mar 3061°F41°F87°F 199826°F 197036%1%
Mar 3161°F41°F85°F 197923°F 196436%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barracks Row, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 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 USC00186350 (Natl Arboretum Dc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013743, 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.