Jay County climate

Jay County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portland 1 Sw, 2.5 km from Jay County

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 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 Jay County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Snowfall
3.1 in
Record high
85°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-13°FMar 9, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
80%
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 142°F23°F70°F 2023-1°F 201529%8%
Mar 242°F23°F65°F 1997-10°F 198029%8%
Mar 343°F24°F71°F 1992-7°F 198029%7%
Mar 443°F24°F70°F 1983-1°F 197829%7%
Mar 544°F24°F78°F 1983-7°F 197829%7%
Mar 644°F25°F78°F 1983-1°F 201529%7%
Mar 744°F25°F76°F 2026-1°F 201529%6%
Mar 845°F25°F77°F 20008°F 198629%6%
Mar 945°F26°F79°F 2000-13°F 198429%6%
Mar 1046°F26°F70°F 20268°F 197829%6%
Mar 1146°F26°F74°F 2026-4°F 199929%6%
Mar 1246°F27°F76°F 1990-1°F 199930%5%
Mar 1347°F27°F75°F 19902°F 199930%5%
Mar 1447°F27°F76°F 19906°F 199330%5%
Mar 1548°F27°F77°F 19907°F 199330%5%
Mar 1648°F28°F78°F 201210°F 197930%5%
Mar 1749°F28°F78°F 201213°F 199230%4%
Mar 1849°F28°F72°F 200311°F 199430%4%
Mar 1949°F29°F77°F 201214°F 199330%4%
Mar 2050°F29°F81°F 201215°F 202330%4%
Mar 2150°F29°F84°F 201215°F 198630%4%
Mar 2251°F30°F85°F 201215°F 198631%3%
Mar 2351°F30°F83°F 202615°F 198331%3%
Mar 2452°F30°F80°F 2012-2°F 197431%3%
Mar 2552°F30°F75°F 20003°F 197431%3%
Mar 2653°F31°F79°F 20070°F 197432%3%
Mar 2753°F31°F81°F 202610°F 200132%3%
Mar 2854°F31°F79°F 200715°F 199632%2%
Mar 2954°F32°F77°F 199817°F 201533%2%
Mar 3054°F32°F79°F 198618°F 196433%2%
Mar 3155°F32°F81°F 198619°F 201933%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jay County, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:32 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00127069 (Portland 1 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00127069, 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.