Runnells climate

Runnells Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 7.8 km from Runnells

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.31 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 Runnells, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
2.31 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
91°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-22°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
30°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 141°F22°F77°F 1992-22°F 196230%16%
Mar 241°F22°F75°F 1983-6°F 201430%16%
Mar 342°F23°F81°F 1983-7°F 201430%15%
Mar 442°F23°F69°F 2000-9°F 197830%15%
Mar 543°F24°F74°F 2009-15°F 196030%15%
Mar 643°F24°F77°F 2017-6°F 196031%14%
Mar 744°F25°F79°F 2000-5°F 199631%14%
Mar 844°F25°F78°F 1977-3°F 199631%13%
Mar 945°F26°F76°F 20262°F 194831%13%
Mar 1046°F26°F79°F 2025-6°F 194831%13%
Mar 1146°F26°F82°F 1972-12°F 194831%12%
Mar 1247°F27°F76°F 1990-11°F 194831%12%
Mar 1347°F27°F77°F 20072°F 197531%11%
Mar 1448°F28°F81°F 20123°F 196032%11%
Mar 1548°F28°F81°F 20129°F 194932%11%
Mar 1649°F29°F84°F 20121°F 195132%10%
Mar 1749°F29°F83°F 20125°F 202632%10%
Mar 1850°F29°F83°F 20125°F 196532%10%
Mar 1950°F30°F81°F 20125°F 196533%10%
Mar 2051°F30°F79°F 20267°F 195133%9%
Mar 2152°F31°F91°F 20262°F 195133%9%
Mar 2252°F31°F84°F 198810°F 196533%9%
Mar 2353°F31°F82°F 19944°F 196533%8%
Mar 2453°F32°F83°F 19671°F 197434%8%
Mar 2554°F32°F82°F 20073°F 195534%8%
Mar 2654°F32°F87°F 1991-1°F 196434%8%
Mar 2755°F33°F80°F 19896°F 196434%7%
Mar 2855°F33°F81°F 19689°F 197034%7%
Mar 2956°F33°F91°F 19866°F 196934%7%
Mar 3056°F34°F87°F 20266°F 196434%6%
Mar 3156°F34°F84°F 197815°F 198734%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Runnells, 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 6:48 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.