Machesney Park climate

Machesney Park Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beloit, 17.5 km from Machesney Park

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.13 in over about 8 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 Machesney Park, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.13 in
Snowfall
4.3 in
Record high
85°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-11°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
28°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 135°F19°F66°F 1992-11°F 196226%12%
Mar 235°F19°F68°F 1983-9°F 198026%12%
Mar 336°F19°F75°F 2024-11°F 201426%12%
Mar 436°F20°F75°F 2024-11°F 200226%11%
Mar 537°F20°F74°F 1983-9°F 197826%11%
Mar 637°F20°F70°F 1983-7°F 196026%11%
Mar 737°F21°F78°F 20001°F 195526%10%
Mar 838°F21°F76°F 2000-3°F 198226%10%
Mar 938°F22°F73°F 2026-2°F 198426%10%
Mar 1039°F22°F70°F 1955-2°F 200326%9%
Mar 1139°F22°F71°F 1990-1°F 197926%9%
Mar 1240°F23°F78°F 19905°F 199326%9%
Mar 1340°F23°F74°F 200710°F 197526%8%
Mar 1441°F23°F80°F 20255°F 196027%8%
Mar 1541°F24°F82°F 20125°F 197927%8%
Mar 1642°F24°F80°F 20129°F 199727%8%
Mar 1742°F24°F82°F 20127°F 202627%7%
Mar 1842°F25°F81°F 20128°F 196027%7%
Mar 1943°F25°F77°F 20126°F 196527%7%
Mar 2043°F25°F83°F 20124°F 196527%6%
Mar 2144°F26°F84°F 20126°F 196527%6%
Mar 2244°F26°F79°F 201211°F 198328%6%
Mar 2345°F26°F73°F 19945°F 196528%6%
Mar 2445°F27°F80°F 20171°F 197428%5%
Mar 2546°F27°F79°F 20075°F 196028%5%
Mar 2646°F27°F80°F 20075°F 196029%5%
Mar 2747°F28°F77°F 20072°F 196529%5%
Mar 2847°F28°F80°F 20258°F 197029%4%
Mar 2947°F28°F85°F 198612°F 196929%4%
Mar 3048°F29°F82°F 20266°F 195430%4%
Mar 3148°F29°F84°F 19869°F 196930%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Machesney Park, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:40 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 USC00470696 (Beloit), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094822, 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.