Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bloomington 5W, 12.5 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.61 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 Stanford, 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
29°F
Precipitation
2.61 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
88°FMar 27, 2026
Record low
-9°FMar 4, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.5 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°F71°F 19921°F 199329%10%
Mar 242°F25°F72°F 19922°F 198029%9%
Mar 343°F25°F74°F 1983-6°F 201429%9%
Mar 443°F26°F74°F 1983-9°F 201429%9%
Mar 544°F26°F73°F 2024-4°F 201929%9%
Mar 644°F26°F69°F 19872°F 201529%8%
Mar 744°F26°F79°F 20005°F 201529%8%
Mar 845°F27°F75°F 20001°F 199629%8%
Mar 945°F27°F70°F 1987-3°F 198429%8%
Mar 1046°F27°F71°F 19904°F 198429%7%
Mar 1146°F28°F79°F 20265°F 197929%7%
Mar 1247°F28°F79°F 19905°F 199829%7%
Mar 1347°F28°F78°F 19905°F 199830%7%
Mar 1448°F29°F78°F 20126°F 199330%6%
Mar 1548°F29°F81°F 20126°F 199330%6%
Mar 1649°F29°F83°F 201212°F 201730%6%
Mar 1749°F29°F81°F 201212°F 202630%6%
Mar 1849°F30°F83°F 201210°F 199330%5%
Mar 1950°F30°F82°F 20128°F 202330%5%
Mar 2050°F30°F83°F 201214°F 198631%5%
Mar 2151°F30°F84°F 201212°F 201331%5%
Mar 2251°F31°F85°F 201211°F 201331%5%
Mar 2352°F31°F77°F 199411°F 198331%4%
Mar 2452°F31°F75°F 198716°F 201431%4%
Mar 2553°F31°F78°F 201716°F 201432%4%
Mar 2653°F32°F81°F 199111°F 201432%4%
Mar 2754°F32°F88°F 202612°F 201432%4%
Mar 2854°F32°F83°F 198513°F 201532%4%
Mar 2954°F33°F85°F 198612°F 201532%3%
Mar 3055°F33°F84°F 198619°F 199133%3%
Mar 3155°F33°F82°F 198117°F 198733%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanford, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:42 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 USC00110764 (Bloomington 5W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116200, 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.