Bushnell climate

Bushnell Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Prairie City 2S, 5.5 km from Bushnell

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.68 in over about 9 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 Bushnell, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
2.68 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
84°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-12°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.1 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 144°F24°F72°F 2017-2°F 201527%9%
Mar 244°F24°F66°F 20046°F 201428%8%
Mar 345°F24°F72°F 2008-12°F 201428%8%
Mar 445°F25°F78°F 2024-12°F 201428%8%
Mar 545°F25°F79°F 2024-2°F 201928%7%
Mar 646°F25°F74°F 2022-2°F 201528%7%
Mar 746°F26°F73°F 20125°F 201528%7%
Mar 847°F26°F71°F 20169°F 200828%6%
Mar 947°F26°F76°F 20169°F 200829%6%
Mar 1048°F27°F71°F 202118°F 200529%6%
Mar 1148°F27°F73°F 202118°F 202229%6%
Mar 1249°F27°F76°F 20068°F 202229%6%
Mar 1349°F28°F74°F 20248°F 202229%5%
Mar 1450°F28°F78°F 200717°F 200530%5%
Mar 1550°F29°F82°F 201211°F 201730%5%
Mar 1651°F29°F83°F 201211°F 201730%5%
Mar 1751°F29°F81°F 201211°F 201430%5%
Mar 1852°F30°F82°F 201211°F 201430%4%
Mar 1952°F30°F82°F 201213°F 202331%4%
Mar 2052°F30°F81°F 201215°F 202331%4%
Mar 2153°F31°F83°F 201210°F 201331%4%
Mar 2253°F31°F84°F 201210°F 201331%4%
Mar 2354°F31°F77°F 201114°F 200631%4%
Mar 2454°F32°F71°F 200922°F 201432%3%
Mar 2555°F32°F81°F 201722°F 201432%3%
Mar 2655°F32°F80°F 200715°F 201432%3%
Mar 2756°F33°F81°F 200714°F 201432%3%
Mar 2856°F33°F80°F 201220°F 201532%3%
Mar 2957°F33°F78°F 201220°F 201533%3%
Mar 3057°F34°F74°F 200728°F 200833%2%
Mar 3157°F34°F76°F 200525°F 201933%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bushnell, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:47 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 USC00116970 (Prairie City 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116970, 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.