Adel climate

Adel Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston, 27.9 km from Adel

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.15 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 Adel, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
2.15 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
89°FMar 25, 1907
Record low
-30°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
30°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°F23°F65°F 2022-30°F 196228%17%
Mar 242°F23°F75°F 1923-14°F 191328%17%
Mar 342°F24°F74°F 1905-10°F 201428%17%
Mar 443°F24°F77°F 1983-11°F 197829%16%
Mar 543°F24°F70°F 2000-24°F 196029%16%
Mar 644°F25°F70°F 1937-15°F 196029%15%
Mar 744°F25°F75°F 2017-9°F 196029%15%
Mar 845°F26°F77°F 2000-5°F 199629%15%
Mar 945°F26°F73°F 1977-7°F 191229%14%
Mar 1046°F26°F74°F 1917-7°F 193429%14%
Mar 1146°F27°F75°F 2021-20°F 194829%13%
Mar 1247°F27°F77°F 1916-14°F 194829%13%
Mar 1347°F28°F74°F 1990-11°F 194829%13%
Mar 1448°F28°F78°F 2012-8°F 196029%12%
Mar 1548°F29°F78°F 2012-9°F 197530%12%
Mar 1649°F29°F78°F 1930-4°F 195130%11%
Mar 1749°F29°F81°F 2012-10°F 190930%11%
Mar 1850°F30°F81°F 1918-5°F 192330%11%
Mar 1950°F30°F81°F 1921-11°F 192330%10%
Mar 2051°F31°F79°F 1938-1°F 190630%10%
Mar 2151°F31°F86°F 1907-4°F 195131%10%
Mar 2252°F31°F81°F 1939-8°F 191231%9%
Mar 2352°F32°F85°F 19101°F 194031%9%
Mar 2453°F32°F82°F 20123°F 196531%9%
Mar 2553°F32°F89°F 19072°F 196031%8%
Mar 2654°F33°F86°F 19070°F 196432%8%
Mar 2754°F33°F84°F 19916°F 196432%8%
Mar 2855°F34°F85°F 191012°F 192132%7%
Mar 2955°F34°F81°F 19865°F 196932%7%
Mar 3055°F34°F89°F 19868°F 196433%7%
Mar 3156°F35°F89°F 202611°F 192333%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Adel, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132209 (Des Moines Wsfo-Johnston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.