Clinton County climate

Clinton County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maquoketa, 22.7 km from Clinton County

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 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 Clinton County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.22 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
87°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-15°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
11.9 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 137°F21°F70°F 1992-13°F 196227%14%
Mar 237°F21°F69°F 1974-9°F 191327%13%
Mar 338°F22°F77°F 2024-15°F 201427%13%
Mar 438°F22°F74°F 2024-9°F 200227%13%
Mar 539°F22°F70°F 1921-14°F 196027%13%
Mar 639°F23°F71°F 2000-14°F 196027%12%
Mar 740°F23°F78°F 2000-8°F 196027%12%
Mar 840°F24°F77°F 2000-5°F 194327%11%
Mar 941°F24°F74°F 2026-1°F 200328%11%
Mar 1041°F24°F73°F 1894-1°F 198428%11%
Mar 1142°F25°F74°F 1972-1°F 194828%10%
Mar 1243°F25°F80°F 1990-8°F 196028%10%
Mar 1343°F26°F76°F 20075°F 189628%10%
Mar 1444°F26°F81°F 2025-2°F 196028%9%
Mar 1544°F26°F81°F 20125°F 197928%9%
Mar 1645°F27°F82°F 19451°F 190028%9%
Mar 1745°F27°F81°F 20120°F 190029%8%
Mar 1846°F27°F82°F 20122°F 194129%8%
Mar 1946°F28°F79°F 1921-11°F 192329%8%
Mar 2047°F28°F82°F 20125°F 196529%7%
Mar 2147°F28°F85°F 20266°F 196029%7%
Mar 2248°F29°F82°F 20261°F 191230%7%
Mar 2348°F29°F83°F 19285°F 194030%6%
Mar 2449°F29°F80°F 19391°F 197430%6%
Mar 2549°F30°F82°F 19074°F 196031%6%
Mar 2650°F30°F83°F 19075°F 196031%6%
Mar 2750°F30°F82°F 194510°F 196431%5%
Mar 2851°F31°F80°F 20253°F 197031%5%
Mar 2951°F31°F87°F 19863°F 189431%5%
Mar 3052°F31°F84°F 19869°F 196432%5%
Mar 3152°F32°F82°F 197810°F 192332%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135131 (Maquoketa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131635, 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.