Fort Madison climate

Fort Madison Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Madison, 1.8 km from Fort Madison

Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.72 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 Fort Madison, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.72 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
88°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-11°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.1 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 143°F26°F67°F 1972-11°F 196230%8%
Mar 243°F27°F72°F 1976-5°F 201430%7%
Mar 344°F27°F77°F 2024-9°F 201430%7%
Mar 444°F27°F75°F 1974-1°F 196030%7%
Mar 545°F28°F70°F 1956-10°F 196030%7%
Mar 645°F28°F73°F 1956-9°F 196030%7%
Mar 746°F28°F70°F 20002°F 199630%6%
Mar 846°F29°F73°F 2000-1°F 199630%6%
Mar 947°F29°F74°F 19745°F 200330%6%
Mar 1047°F30°F80°F 20266°F 198230%6%
Mar 1148°F30°F76°F 20067°F 196930%5%
Mar 1248°F30°F73°F 19902°F 199831%5%
Mar 1349°F31°F74°F 19909°F 195631%5%
Mar 1449°F31°F78°F 20256°F 196031%5%
Mar 1550°F31°F75°F 201211°F 197931%5%
Mar 1650°F32°F78°F 201210°F 202631%4%
Mar 1750°F32°F80°F 18948°F 202631%4%
Mar 1851°F32°F79°F 201210°F 196031%4%
Mar 1951°F33°F80°F 201213°F 202331%4%
Mar 2052°F33°F82°F 202617°F 201332%4%
Mar 2152°F33°F80°F 202611°F 196032%4%
Mar 2253°F34°F76°F 198815°F 200232%3%
Mar 2353°F34°F74°F 19949°F 196032%3%
Mar 2454°F34°F75°F 20174°F 197433%3%
Mar 2554°F35°F78°F 19677°F 196033%3%
Mar 2655°F35°F88°F 20263°F 195533%3%
Mar 2755°F36°F82°F 18954°F 197033%3%
Mar 2855°F36°F76°F 201214°F 195534%2%
Mar 2956°F36°F84°F 189513°F 196934%2%
Mar 3056°F37°F78°F 19869°F 196434%2%
Mar 3157°F37°F81°F 196713°F 196934%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Madison, 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 6:39 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00133007 (Ft Madison), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00133007, 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.