West Salem climate

West Salem Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olney 2S, 21 km from West Salem

Average highs run from 47°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 28°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.21 in over about 12 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 West Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
4.21 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
86°FMar 23, 2026
Record low
6°FMar 1, 1993
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.4 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 147°F28°F69°F 20126°F 199334%5%
Mar 248°F28°F75°F 20236°F 201534%5%
Mar 348°F28°F78°F 199213°F 199634%4%
Mar 449°F29°F76°F 19927°F 200235%4%
Mar 549°F29°F78°F 20246°F 201535%4%
Mar 649°F29°F74°F 199222°F 200135%4%
Mar 750°F30°F77°F 202618°F 199635%4%
Mar 850°F30°F80°F 20008°F 199635%4%
Mar 951°F30°F78°F 20008°F 199636%3%
Mar 1051°F31°F73°F 200716°F 199636%3%
Mar 1151°F31°F79°F 202615°F 200336%3%
Mar 1252°F31°F75°F 20259°F 199836%3%
Mar 1352°F31°F77°F 20259°F 199836%3%
Mar 1453°F32°F80°F 200713°F 199337%3%
Mar 1553°F32°F81°F 201213°F 199337%3%
Mar 1653°F32°F78°F 201211°F 201737%2%
Mar 1754°F33°F76°F 199519°F 199737%2%
Mar 1854°F33°F80°F 201215°F 202637%2%
Mar 1955°F33°F82°F 201219°F 202337%2%
Mar 2055°F33°F82°F 201219°F 202337%2%
Mar 2155°F34°F84°F 201218°F 201338%2%
Mar 2256°F34°F81°F 202617°F 199638%2%
Mar 2356°F34°F86°F 202617°F 199638%2%
Mar 2457°F35°F77°F 199423°F 199238%2%
Mar 2557°F35°F80°F 200721°F 200138%2%
Mar 2658°F35°F81°F 200719°F 200138%1%
Mar 2758°F36°F86°F 202618°F 200138%1%
Mar 2858°F36°F82°F 200720°F 200138%1%
Mar 2959°F36°F81°F 196324°F 200138%1%
Mar 3059°F37°F81°F 196326°F 199138%1%
Mar 3160°F37°F83°F 201226°F 199138%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Salem, 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 5:45 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116446 (Olney 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114957, 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.