Graettinger climate

Graettinger Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 16 km from Graettinger

Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 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 Graettinger, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.78 in
Snowfall
5.9 in
Record high
86°FMar 29, 1895
Record low
-24°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
12.8 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 136°F17°F66°F 1923-20°F 196220%13%
Mar 237°F18°F69°F 1992-19°F 191320%13%
Mar 337°F18°F69°F 1905-17°F 201920%13%
Mar 438°F19°F71°F 2000-17°F 201920%13%
Mar 538°F19°F73°F 2000-18°F 196021%13%
Mar 639°F20°F73°F 2000-14°F 189921%12%
Mar 739°F20°F80°F 2000-12°F 192021%12%
Mar 840°F21°F76°F 1987-9°F 199521%12%
Mar 940°F21°F65°F 2026-13°F 198421%11%
Mar 1041°F21°F65°F 2021-11°F 194821%11%
Mar 1141°F22°F70°F 1967-24°F 194821%11%
Mar 1242°F22°F77°F 2024-10°F 195621%11%
Mar 1342°F23°F70°F 1990-11°F 197521%10%
Mar 1443°F23°F70°F 2012-15°F 189722%10%
Mar 1543°F24°F73°F 2025-8°F 201722%10%
Mar 1644°F24°F75°F 1930-10°F 190022%10%
Mar 1744°F24°F79°F 2012-12°F 190222%9%
Mar 1845°F25°F79°F 1921-11°F 192323%9%
Mar 1945°F25°F81°F 2012-10°F 192323%9%
Mar 2046°F26°F78°F 2012-3°F 189923%8%
Mar 2146°F26°F77°F 1910-6°F 195123%8%
Mar 2247°F26°F75°F 1939-2°F 189924%8%
Mar 2347°F27°F85°F 1910-10°F 189924%8%
Mar 2448°F27°F78°F 1939-5°F 197425%7%
Mar 2549°F28°F82°F 1967-2°F 197425%7%
Mar 2649°F28°F83°F 1907-3°F 196525%7%
Mar 2750°F28°F81°F 20070°F 189926%7%
Mar 2850°F29°F78°F 19462°F 189926%6%
Mar 2951°F29°F86°F 1895-4°F 196926%6%
Mar 3051°F29°F85°F 1986-5°F 196927%6%
Mar 3152°F30°F86°F 20261°F 196927%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Graettinger, 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 6:55 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 7:44 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132724, 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.