Wataga climate

Wataga Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galesburg, 12.4 km from Wataga

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.39 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 Wataga, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
2.39 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
86°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-14°FMar 5, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
12.3 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 141°F22°F71°F 1992-10°F 196226%9%
Mar 241°F23°F72°F 1992-1°F 195026%9%
Mar 342°F23°F75°F 1974-10°F 201426%8%
Mar 442°F24°F75°F 2024-8°F 201427%8%
Mar 543°F24°F75°F 2024-14°F 196027%8%
Mar 643°F24°F71°F 2005-3°F 196027%8%
Mar 744°F25°F77°F 2000-3°F 189927%7%
Mar 844°F25°F77°F 2000-3°F 194327%7%
Mar 945°F26°F73°F 19772°F 198227%7%
Mar 1045°F26°F75°F 19554°F 198427%7%
Mar 1146°F26°F82°F 20264°F 194827%6%
Mar 1246°F27°F79°F 19900°F 196027%6%
Mar 1347°F27°F76°F 19903°F 189627%6%
Mar 1447°F27°F74°F 19715°F 199327%6%
Mar 1548°F28°F80°F 20259°F 190628%5%
Mar 1648°F28°F80°F 2012-1°F 190028%5%
Mar 1749°F29°F79°F 2012-2°F 190028%5%
Mar 1849°F29°F79°F 20125°F 190628%5%
Mar 1950°F29°F80°F 20128°F 196528%4%
Mar 2050°F30°F79°F 20125°F 190628%4%
Mar 2151°F30°F80°F 20126°F 196029%4%
Mar 2251°F30°F85°F 20266°F 200429%4%
Mar 2352°F31°F79°F 193910°F 189929%4%
Mar 2452°F31°F76°F 19393°F 197429%3%
Mar 2553°F32°F78°F 20076°F 196030%3%
Mar 2653°F32°F83°F 19915°F 195530%3%
Mar 2753°F32°F82°F 202615°F 190430%3%
Mar 2854°F33°F80°F 196813°F 197030%3%
Mar 2954°F33°F86°F 198610°F 196430%2%
Mar 3055°F33°F81°F 198612°F 196930%2%
Mar 3155°F34°F84°F 202612°F 189931%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wataga, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113320 (Galesburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113320, 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.