Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cresco 1 Ne, 18.4 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.89 in over about 8 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 Howard County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.89 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
83°FMar 29, 2025
Record low
-35°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
26°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 134°F14°F59°F 2000-35°F 196227%18%
Mar 235°F15°F61°F 1964-15°F 196227%18%
Mar 335°F15°F63°F 2024-24°F 201427%17%
Mar 436°F16°F74°F 2024-16°F 200227%17%
Mar 536°F16°F66°F 1983-15°F 196027%17%
Mar 637°F17°F69°F 2000-10°F 198927%16%
Mar 737°F17°F70°F 2000-17°F 196027%16%
Mar 838°F18°F77°F 2000-13°F 200827%16%
Mar 938°F18°F72°F 2000-16°F 197527%15%
Mar 1039°F19°F63°F 1977-9°F 198427%15%
Mar 1139°F19°F67°F 2025-6°F 196927%14%
Mar 1240°F19°F70°F 2024-11°F 199327%14%
Mar 1340°F20°F73°F 2024-14°F 197527%14%
Mar 1441°F20°F67°F 2012-16°F 199327%13%
Mar 1541°F21°F76°F 2025-9°F 195627%13%
Mar 1642°F21°F76°F 2012-12°F 199727%12%
Mar 1742°F22°F80°F 2012-2°F 195927%12%
Mar 1843°F22°F81°F 2012-19°F 196527%12%
Mar 1943°F22°F80°F 2012-3°F 198927%11%
Mar 2044°F23°F76°F 2012-20°F 196527%11%
Mar 2145°F23°F72°F 1953-15°F 196528%10%
Mar 2245°F24°F78°F 2026-2°F 201328%10%
Mar 2346°F24°F75°F 20120°F 197428%10%
Mar 2446°F24°F79°F 1963-7°F 196528%9%
Mar 2547°F25°F72°F 19680°F 196628%9%
Mar 2647°F25°F79°F 2007-8°F 196529%9%
Mar 2748°F26°F81°F 2007-3°F 196429%8%
Mar 2848°F26°F75°F 1968-4°F 195529%8%
Mar 2949°F26°F83°F 2025-6°F 196929%8%
Mar 3049°F27°F82°F 1986-4°F 196930%7%
Mar 3150°F27°F77°F 2026-3°F 196930%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard County, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00131954 (Cresco 1 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216654, 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.