Otis climate

Otis Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valparaiso Wtr Wks, 14.7 km from Otis

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.63 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 Otis, 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
29°F
Precipitation
2.63 in
Snowfall
6.7 in
Record high
85°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-6°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
31°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°F26°F67°F 19922°F 196033%12%
Mar 242°F26°F66°F 1974-1°F 195033%12%
Mar 342°F26°F74°F 1983-3°F 195033%12%
Mar 443°F26°F76°F 1983-6°F 200233%11%
Mar 543°F27°F75°F 1983-2°F 197833%11%
Mar 644°F27°F75°F 20260°F 201533%11%
Mar 744°F27°F77°F 20005°F 195533%11%
Mar 844°F27°F78°F 20005°F 198233%11%
Mar 945°F27°F71°F 20267°F 197533%11%
Mar 1045°F28°F71°F 20267°F 198433%11%
Mar 1146°F28°F75°F 19904°F 197933%10%
Mar 1246°F28°F77°F 19907°F 196033%10%
Mar 1346°F28°F72°F 19576°F 201433%10%
Mar 1447°F29°F81°F 20129°F 199333%10%
Mar 1547°F29°F80°F 20126°F 199333%9%
Mar 1648°F29°F79°F 20122°F 190033%9%
Mar 1748°F29°F74°F 1966-2°F 190033%9%
Mar 1848°F29°F77°F 201211°F 199333%8%
Mar 1949°F30°F77°F 20128°F 196533%8%
Mar 2049°F30°F82°F 201210°F 196533%8%
Mar 2150°F30°F85°F 20129°F 195133%8%
Mar 2250°F31°F82°F 201211°F 195133%7%
Mar 2350°F31°F73°F 199410°F 196033%7%
Mar 2451°F31°F79°F 201711°F 197433%7%
Mar 2551°F31°F74°F 19677°F 197433%6%
Mar 2652°F32°F76°F 202612°F 199633%6%
Mar 2752°F32°F76°F 19985°F 196534%6%
Mar 2853°F32°F77°F 196811°F 195534%5%
Mar 2953°F33°F81°F 198616°F 196434%5%
Mar 3053°F33°F79°F 196711°F 195434%5%
Mar 3154°F33°F82°F 198116°F 196934%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Otis, 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 6:22 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00128999 (Valparaiso Wtr Wks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124837, 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.