Dexter climate

Dexter Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 28.5 km from Dexter

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.12 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 Dexter, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.12 in
Snowfall
4.7 in
Record high
89°FMar 25, 1907
Record low
-30°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 40 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 140°F19°F65°F 2022-30°F 196221%10%
Mar 241°F19°F75°F 1923-14°F 191321%10%
Mar 341°F20°F74°F 1905-10°F 201421%9%
Mar 442°F20°F77°F 1983-11°F 197821%9%
Mar 542°F21°F70°F 2000-24°F 196022%9%
Mar 643°F21°F70°F 1937-15°F 196022%8%
Mar 743°F21°F75°F 2017-9°F 196022%8%
Mar 844°F22°F77°F 2000-5°F 199622%8%
Mar 944°F22°F73°F 1977-7°F 191222%8%
Mar 1045°F23°F74°F 1917-7°F 193422%7%
Mar 1145°F23°F75°F 2021-20°F 194822%7%
Mar 1246°F24°F77°F 1916-14°F 194822%7%
Mar 1346°F24°F74°F 1990-11°F 194822%6%
Mar 1447°F24°F78°F 2012-8°F 196023%6%
Mar 1547°F25°F78°F 2012-9°F 197523%6%
Mar 1648°F25°F78°F 1930-4°F 195123%6%
Mar 1748°F25°F81°F 2012-10°F 190923%6%
Mar 1849°F26°F81°F 1918-5°F 192324%5%
Mar 1949°F26°F81°F 1921-11°F 192324%5%
Mar 2050°F27°F79°F 1938-1°F 190624%5%
Mar 2150°F27°F86°F 1907-4°F 195124%5%
Mar 2251°F27°F81°F 1939-8°F 191224%5%
Mar 2351°F28°F85°F 19101°F 194025%5%
Mar 2452°F28°F82°F 20123°F 196525%4%
Mar 2552°F28°F89°F 19072°F 196026%4%
Mar 2653°F29°F86°F 19070°F 196426%4%
Mar 2753°F29°F84°F 19916°F 196426%4%
Mar 2853°F29°F85°F 191012°F 192127%4%
Mar 2954°F29°F81°F 19865°F 196927%4%
Mar 3054°F30°F89°F 19868°F 196428%4%
Mar 3155°F30°F89°F 202611°F 192328%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dexter, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), 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.