Monona climate

Monona Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Postville, 14.4 km from Monona

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 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 Monona, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.09 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
89°FMar 29, 1895
Record low
-33°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
27°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 135°F16°F64°F 1992-33°F 196220%13%
Mar 236°F16°F68°F 1964-23°F 196220%12%
Mar 336°F17°F70°F 1983-16°F 201420%12%
Mar 437°F17°F76°F 2024-15°F 201420%12%
Mar 537°F18°F67°F 1983-12°F 197820%12%
Mar 638°F18°F71°F 2000-6°F 191220%11%
Mar 738°F19°F74°F 1987-12°F 189920%11%
Mar 839°F19°F79°F 2000-8°F 194321%11%
Mar 939°F19°F75°F 2000-4°F 197521%11%
Mar 1040°F20°F71°F 2026-6°F 198421%10%
Mar 1140°F20°F71°F 2025-9°F 194821%10%
Mar 1241°F21°F75°F 1990-12°F 194821%10%
Mar 1341°F21°F74°F 1990-11°F 189621%9%
Mar 1442°F22°F72°F 1995-12°F 189621%9%
Mar 1543°F22°F81°F 20250°F 199322%9%
Mar 1643°F23°F82°F 1894-5°F 190022%9%
Mar 1744°F23°F81°F 2012-5°F 194122%8%
Mar 1844°F23°F83°F 2012-5°F 194122%8%
Mar 1945°F24°F82°F 2012-12°F 192323%8%
Mar 2045°F24°F76°F 2012-10°F 196523%8%
Mar 2146°F25°F79°F 1911-8°F 196523%7%
Mar 2246°F25°F83°F 20260°F 191224%7%
Mar 2347°F26°F86°F 19103°F 197424%7%
Mar 2447°F26°F78°F 1939-3°F 196524%7%
Mar 2548°F26°F82°F 19073°F 194025%6%
Mar 2648°F27°F85°F 19074°F 199625%6%
Mar 2749°F27°F82°F 19100°F 196426%6%
Mar 2849°F27°F82°F 19107°F 196426%6%
Mar 2950°F28°F89°F 18952°F 196926%5%
Mar 3050°F28°F85°F 19861°F 196427%5%
Mar 3151°F29°F83°F 19866°F 192327%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monona, 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 6:41 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00136766 (Postville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476827, 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.