Alexander County climate

Alexander County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 20.9 km from Alexander County

Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.69 in over about 12 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 Alexander County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
4.69 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
88°FMar 24, 1929
Record low
6°FMar 5, 1960
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
41°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 153°F33°F72°F 197615°F 198033%2%
Mar 253°F34°F78°F 200611°F 192533%2%
Mar 353°F34°F82°F 20127°F 194333%2%
Mar 454°F34°F81°F 198311°F 196033%2%
Mar 554°F35°F80°F 19106°F 196034%2%
Mar 654°F35°F76°F 202612°F 196034%2%
Mar 755°F35°F80°F 200011°F 194334%1%
Mar 855°F35°F81°F 192510°F 199634%1%
Mar 956°F36°F81°F 191111°F 193235%1%
Mar 1056°F36°F77°F 202614°F 193435%1%
Mar 1156°F36°F86°F 191113°F 199835%1%
Mar 1257°F36°F80°F 196713°F 199835%1%
Mar 1357°F37°F81°F 196717°F 193236%1%
Mar 1457°F37°F82°F 202520°F 192636%1%
Mar 1558°F37°F82°F 192124°F 194936%1%
Mar 1658°F37°F82°F 198222°F 191136%1%
Mar 1758°F38°F78°F 199519°F 194136%1%
Mar 1859°F38°F82°F 190814°F 192337%1%
Mar 1959°F38°F82°F 20129°F 192337%1%
Mar 2060°F38°F83°F 202619°F 191437%0%
Mar 2160°F39°F85°F 202621°F 200237%0%
Mar 2260°F39°F86°F 202619°F 200237%0%
Mar 2361°F39°F86°F 191021°F 197437%0%
Mar 2461°F39°F88°F 192918°F 197437%0%
Mar 2562°F40°F82°F 200719°F 195537%0%
Mar 2662°F40°F84°F 191013°F 195537%0%
Mar 2762°F40°F84°F 191020°F 195537%0%
Mar 2863°F41°F85°F 191025°F 201337%0%
Mar 2963°F41°F83°F 199826°F 196437%0%
Mar 3063°F41°F85°F 198622°F 196437%0%
Mar 3164°F41°F85°F 202622°F 192337%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alexander County, 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 6:28 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:19 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003935 (Cape Girardeau Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093809, 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.