Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swea City 5N, 19.3 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.76 in over about 7 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 Bancroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.76 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
87°FMar 29, 1895
Record low
-25°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
13.0 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 132°F15°F65°F 1992-25°F 196219%13%
Mar 233°F15°F64°F 1992-18°F 191319%13%
Mar 333°F16°F67°F 1983-14°F 201419%13%
Mar 434°F16°F73°F 2024-14°F 201419%13%
Mar 534°F17°F70°F 2000-17°F 196020%12%
Mar 634°F17°F71°F 2000-11°F 189920%12%
Mar 735°F18°F73°F 2000-11°F 192020%12%
Mar 835°F18°F78°F 2000-9°F 201920%12%
Mar 936°F19°F69°F 2000-9°F 201920%12%
Mar 1036°F19°F68°F 1967-10°F 194820%11%
Mar 1137°F20°F72°F 2021-20°F 194821%11%
Mar 1237°F20°F78°F 2024-12°F 195621%11%
Mar 1338°F20°F69°F 2024-9°F 199321%11%
Mar 1439°F21°F73°F 2024-12°F 189721%11%
Mar 1539°F21°F77°F 2012-3°F 201721%10%
Mar 1640°F22°F77°F 2012-10°F 190022%10%
Mar 1740°F22°F81°F 2012-8°F 190922%10%
Mar 1841°F23°F79°F 2012-12°F 192322%10%
Mar 1941°F23°F81°F 2012-11°F 192322%10%
Mar 2042°F23°F79°F 20120°F 189923%9%
Mar 2142°F24°F80°F 1938-4°F 196523%9%
Mar 2243°F24°F76°F 1988-5°F 191223%9%
Mar 2343°F25°F83°F 1910-4°F 189924%9%
Mar 2444°F25°F82°F 1967-5°F 197424%9%
Mar 2545°F25°F80°F 19070°F 189424%8%
Mar 2645°F26°F83°F 19070°F 196525%8%
Mar 2746°F26°F81°F 20075°F 189925%8%
Mar 2846°F26°F80°F 19102°F 197026%8%
Mar 2947°F27°F87°F 1895-4°F 196926%7%
Mar 3047°F27°F84°F 1968-2°F 196926%7%
Mar 3148°F27°F83°F 19785°F 192327%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138026 (Swea City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130133, 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.