Alta climate

Alta Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Storm Lake, 8.5 km from Alta

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.74 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.74 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
89°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-24°FMar 2, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
12.5 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 135°F19°F67°F 1923-22°F 196212%
Mar 236°F19°F70°F 1992-24°F 196212%
Mar 336°F20°F72°F 1905-13°F 201411%
Mar 437°F20°F67°F 1983-15°F 196011%
Mar 537°F21°F71°F 2000-20°F 196011%
Mar 638°F21°F70°F 2000-13°F 196011%
Mar 738°F22°F72°F 2017-11°F 199610%
Mar 839°F22°F76°F 2000-10°F 199510%
Mar 940°F22°F67°F 2026-6°F 198410%
Mar 1040°F23°F66°F 2021-10°F 194810%
Mar 1141°F23°F73°F 1967-21°F 19489%
Mar 1241°F24°F72°F 2024-9°F 19989%
Mar 1342°F24°F69°F 1933-8°F 19759%
Mar 1442°F24°F75°F 2012-11°F 19759%
Mar 1543°F25°F78°F 2012-5°F 19759%
Mar 1643°F25°F77°F 2012-10°F 19009%
Mar 1744°F26°F81°F 2012-5°F 19028%
Mar 1845°F26°F81°F 2012-11°F 19238%
Mar 1945°F26°F84°F 2012-11°F 19238%
Mar 2046°F27°F78°F 1934-5°F 19658%
Mar 2146°F27°F81°F 2026-7°F 19658%
Mar 2247°F28°F89°F 2026-1°F 19128%
Mar 2347°F28°F83°F 1928-6°F 18998%
Mar 2448°F28°F81°F 1910-7°F 19747%
Mar 2548°F29°F85°F 19670°F 19747%
Mar 2649°F29°F82°F 1907-3°F 19647%
Mar 2750°F30°F82°F 2007-3°F 19647%
Mar 2850°F30°F79°F 19891°F 19707%
Mar 2951°F30°F82°F 2025-2°F 19697%
Mar 3051°F31°F84°F 1986-2°F 19696%
Mar 3152°F31°F84°F 20263°F 19696%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137979 (Storm Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137979, 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.