Fairmount climate

Fairmount Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sidell 4N, 8.7 km from Fairmount

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 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 Fairmount, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
2.77 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
86°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-13°FMar 6, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
12.3 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 142°F25°F70°F 1972-10°F 196036%11%
Mar 243°F26°F75°F 1992-1°F 192536%11%
Mar 343°F26°F76°F 19920°F 194336%11%
Mar 444°F26°F77°F 1983-2°F 201936%10%
Mar 544°F27°F75°F 1918-8°F 197836%10%
Mar 644°F27°F79°F 2026-13°F 196036%10%
Mar 745°F27°F80°F 2000-1°F 194336%9%
Mar 845°F28°F79°F 1974-13°F 194336%9%
Mar 946°F28°F75°F 1974-6°F 198436%9%
Mar 1046°F28°F76°F 20263°F 196036%8%
Mar 1147°F29°F76°F 1972-1°F 193436%8%
Mar 1247°F29°F74°F 20120°F 194836%8%
Mar 1348°F29°F78°F 20076°F 196036%7%
Mar 1448°F30°F80°F 201210°F 189636%7%
Mar 1549°F30°F81°F 201212°F 193236%7%
Mar 1649°F30°F81°F 201212°F 191136%7%
Mar 1750°F31°F79°F 20122°F 190036%6%
Mar 1850°F31°F80°F 20126°F 194136%6%
Mar 1951°F31°F81°F 20126°F 193436%6%
Mar 2051°F31°F83°F 201210°F 196536%6%
Mar 2152°F32°F84°F 201210°F 195136%5%
Mar 2252°F32°F82°F 201215°F 201336%5%
Mar 2353°F32°F82°F 19287°F 198336%5%
Mar 2453°F33°F84°F 19291°F 197436%5%
Mar 2554°F33°F80°F 19394°F 197436%4%
Mar 2654°F33°F86°F 20266°F 195536%4%
Mar 2755°F34°F84°F 20267°F 195537%4%
Mar 2855°F34°F82°F 19858°F 193437%4%
Mar 2955°F34°F84°F 198618°F 189937%3%
Mar 3056°F35°F84°F 198618°F 196437%3%
Mar 3156°F35°F84°F 198113°F 196937%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairmount, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117952 (Sidell 4N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112140, 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.