Menard County climate

Menard County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Petersburg 1E, 3 km from Menard County

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Menard County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
92°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-12°FMar 5, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
11.9 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°F25°F73°F 1992-8°F 196029%8%
Mar 244°F25°F76°F 1976-2°F 198029%8%
Mar 345°F25°F80°F 1974-2°F 201429%8%
Mar 445°F26°F79°F 1961-6°F 196029%7%
Mar 545°F26°F76°F 1956-12°F 196029%7%
Mar 646°F26°F83°F 1956-9°F 196029%7%
Mar 746°F27°F81°F 20002°F 194329%7%
Mar 847°F27°F79°F 20002°F 199630%7%
Mar 947°F28°F76°F 20266°F 196930%6%
Mar 1048°F28°F84°F 20264°F 196930%6%
Mar 1148°F28°F82°F 19720°F 194830%6%
Mar 1249°F29°F80°F 1990-8°F 194830%6%
Mar 1349°F29°F83°F 19183°F 196831%6%
Mar 1450°F30°F83°F 20127°F 196031%5%
Mar 1550°F30°F83°F 201211°F 196931%5%
Mar 1651°F30°F82°F 194510°F 190631%5%
Mar 1751°F31°F79°F 20123°F 190631%5%
Mar 1852°F31°F80°F 20125°F 192331%5%
Mar 1952°F32°F81°F 20122°F 192332%4%
Mar 2053°F32°F85°F 202610°F 190632%4%
Mar 2153°F32°F91°F 19077°F 196032%4%
Mar 2254°F33°F84°F 190714°F 200632%4%
Mar 2354°F33°F86°F 19105°F 197432%4%
Mar 2455°F33°F84°F 19103°F 197433%3%
Mar 2555°F34°F82°F 19077°F 196033%3%
Mar 2656°F34°F92°F 20266°F 195533%3%
Mar 2756°F35°F84°F 191014°F 195533%3%
Mar 2857°F35°F86°F 198514°F 193433%3%
Mar 2957°F35°F86°F 198620°F 196934%2%
Mar 3058°F36°F84°F 202617°F 196434%2%
Mar 3158°F36°F87°F 198115°F 192334%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Menard 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 6:32 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116765 (Petersburg 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093822, 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.