Pecatonica climate

Pecatonica Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Freeport Waste Wtp, 20.2 km from Pecatonica

Average highs run from 38°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.15 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 Pecatonica, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.15 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
85°FMar 30, 1986
Record low
-19°FMar 1, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
28°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 138°F20°F60°F 2017-19°F 201529%15%
Mar 239°F21°F66°F 1992-6°F 198029%14%
Mar 339°F21°F65°F 1983-15°F 201429%14%
Mar 439°F21°F75°F 2024-9°F 201429%14%
Mar 540°F22°F69°F 2024-6°F 197829%13%
Mar 640°F22°F70°F 2000-10°F 201529%13%
Mar 741°F23°F77°F 2000-2°F 199630%12%
Mar 841°F23°F74°F 1987-4°F 199630%12%
Mar 942°F23°F71°F 1987-5°F 197530%12%
Mar 1042°F24°F71°F 20260°F 197530%11%
Mar 1143°F24°F68°F 20251°F 200430%11%
Mar 1243°F25°F70°F 19906°F 202230%11%
Mar 1344°F25°F77°F 19903°F 197530%10%
Mar 1444°F25°F71°F 19954°F 197530%10%
Mar 1545°F26°F78°F 20255°F 199330%10%
Mar 1645°F26°F81°F 20127°F 197530%9%
Mar 1745°F26°F79°F 20126°F 202630%9%
Mar 1846°F27°F81°F 20126°F 202630%9%
Mar 1946°F27°F80°F 201210°F 202330%8%
Mar 2047°F27°F75°F 19767°F 198630%8%
Mar 2147°F28°F81°F 20129°F 198631%8%
Mar 2248°F28°F82°F 201210°F 201331%7%
Mar 2348°F28°F76°F 20129°F 197431%7%
Mar 2449°F29°F70°F 19940°F 197431%7%
Mar 2549°F29°F77°F 20070°F 197431%6%
Mar 2650°F29°F78°F 200711°F 199631%6%
Mar 2750°F30°F78°F 199111°F 199632%6%
Mar 2850°F30°F75°F 198914°F 201432%5%
Mar 2951°F30°F79°F 199816°F 201532%5%
Mar 3051°F31°F85°F 198615°F 197532%5%
Mar 3152°F31°F80°F 202615°F 197532%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pecatonica, 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 6:33 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113262 (Freeport Waste Wtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113262, 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.