Sheldon climate

Sheldon Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watseka 2 Nw, 16.3 km from Sheldon

Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 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 Sheldon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
87°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-5°FMar 5, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
32°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 143°F24°F68°F 19924°F 198030%9%
Mar 243°F24°F68°F 19922°F 201530%8%
Mar 344°F24°F68°F 19741°F 201431%8%
Mar 444°F25°F73°F 1974-2°F 200231%8%
Mar 545°F25°F73°F 1983-5°F 197831%8%
Mar 645°F25°F74°F 1983-2°F 201531%7%
Mar 746°F26°F79°F 20263°F 199631%7%
Mar 846°F26°F79°F 20005°F 199631%7%
Mar 947°F26°F79°F 2000-2°F 198431%7%
Mar 1047°F27°F73°F 2026-1°F 198431%6%
Mar 1147°F27°F71°F 20263°F 199831%6%
Mar 1248°F27°F77°F 19907°F 199831%6%
Mar 1348°F28°F77°F 19909°F 199331%6%
Mar 1449°F28°F77°F 199511°F 199331%5%
Mar 1549°F28°F79°F 202511°F 197931%5%
Mar 1650°F29°F74°F 201215°F 197932%5%
Mar 1750°F29°F74°F 201213°F 199332%5%
Mar 1851°F29°F73°F 202214°F 202332%5%
Mar 1951°F30°F73°F 201212°F 202332%4%
Mar 2051°F30°F74°F 201215°F 198632%4%
Mar 2152°F30°F77°F 202614°F 198632%4%
Mar 2252°F30°F87°F 201213°F 200233%4%
Mar 2353°F31°F85°F 20126°F 198333%4%
Mar 2453°F31°F72°F 19885°F 197433%3%
Mar 2554°F31°F79°F 20177°F 197433%3%
Mar 2654°F32°F80°F 200710°F 197433%3%
Mar 2754°F32°F82°F 202613°F 200234%3%
Mar 2855°F32°F80°F 200717°F 201534%3%
Mar 2955°F32°F80°F 199818°F 201534%3%
Mar 3056°F33°F83°F 198623°F 197535%2%
Mar 3156°F33°F81°F 198621°F 198735%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheldon, 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 6:24 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:14 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00119021 (Watseka 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00127298, 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.