Chester climate

Chester Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, 13.4 km from Chester

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 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 Chester, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
92°FMar 27, 2026
Record low
-4°FMar 4, 1978
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
9.2 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 150°F31°F76°F 19769°F 199326%2%
Mar 251°F31°F76°F 19761°F 198027%2%
Mar 351°F31°F82°F 19922°F 198027%2%
Mar 452°F32°F81°F 1983-4°F 197827%2%
Mar 552°F32°F78°F 1983-4°F 197827%2%
Mar 652°F32°F74°F 19871°F 197827%2%
Mar 753°F32°F83°F 200910°F 201528%1%
Mar 853°F33°F84°F 20008°F 199628%1%
Mar 954°F33°F82°F 20007°F 199628%1%
Mar 1054°F33°F79°F 199015°F 199629%1%
Mar 1154°F34°F81°F 199017°F 199829%1%
Mar 1255°F34°F80°F 20149°F 199829%1%
Mar 1355°F34°F82°F 200312°F 199829%1%
Mar 1455°F34°F82°F 202513°F 199329%1%
Mar 1556°F35°F84°F 201214°F 199330%1%
Mar 1656°F35°F80°F 201216°F 201730%1%
Mar 1757°F35°F82°F 201518°F 198830%1%
Mar 1857°F35°F81°F 201217°F 202630%0%
Mar 1958°F36°F82°F 201221°F 202430%0%
Mar 2058°F36°F81°F 201219°F 202331%0%
Mar 2158°F36°F90°F 202617°F 198631%0%
Mar 2259°F36°F85°F 202623°F 198331%0%
Mar 2359°F37°F91°F 202624°F 199231%0%
Mar 2460°F37°F80°F 200320°F 199031%0%
Mar 2560°F37°F82°F 200319°F 199031%0%
Mar 2660°F37°F83°F 200720°F 201431%0%
Mar 2761°F38°F92°F 202620°F 201431%0%
Mar 2861°F38°F83°F 200723°F 200132%0%
Mar 2962°F38°F87°F 198525°F 201532%0%
Mar 3062°F39°F85°F 198624°F 199132%0%
Mar 3162°F39°F87°F 198624°F 199132%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chester, 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 6:31 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114629 (Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114629, 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.