Dunkerton climate

Dunkerton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waterloo Muni AP, 19.8 km from Dunkerton

Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.98 in over about 10 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 Dunkerton, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
1.98 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
84°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-16°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
28°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 139°F21°F60°F 2017-11°F 201530%17%
Mar 239°F21°F54°F 2022-11°F 201430%17%
Mar 340°F22°F64°F 2024-16°F 201430%16%
Mar 440°F22°F77°F 2024-14°F 201430%16%
Mar 541°F23°F51°F 2018-14°F 201531%15%
Mar 641°F23°F65°F 2009-13°F 201531%15%
Mar 742°F24°F67°F 2012-2°F 201931%14%
Mar 842°F24°F65°F 2016-6°F 200831%14%
Mar 943°F24°F71°F 2016-2°F 200831%14%
Mar 1043°F25°F68°F 202111°F 200831%13%
Mar 1144°F25°F68°F 20255°F 200931%13%
Mar 1244°F26°F73°F 20241°F 200931%12%
Mar 1345°F26°F70°F 20241°F 200931%12%
Mar 1446°F26°F70°F 20122°F 201732%12%
Mar 1546°F27°F77°F 2025-1°F 201732%11%
Mar 1647°F27°F78°F 20121°F 201732%11%
Mar 1747°F27°F80°F 20123°F 202632%10%
Mar 1848°F28°F82°F 20123°F 202632%10%
Mar 1948°F28°F81°F 20126°F 202332%10%
Mar 2049°F29°F78°F 20127°F 201333%9%
Mar 2149°F29°F74°F 20123°F 201333%9%
Mar 2250°F29°F84°F 20263°F 201333%9%
Mar 2350°F30°F72°F 201210°F 201333%8%
Mar 2451°F30°F69°F 201211°F 201433%8%
Mar 2551°F30°F66°F 201213°F 201434%8%
Mar 2652°F31°F79°F 20078°F 201434%7%
Mar 2752°F31°F79°F 200710°F 201434%7%
Mar 2853°F31°F77°F 201216°F 202634%7%
Mar 2953°F32°F80°F 202516°F 202635%6%
Mar 3054°F32°F72°F 202121°F 200935%6%
Mar 3154°F32°F84°F 202620°F 201935%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dunkerton, 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 6:44 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094910 (Waterloo Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136199, 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.