Ruthven climate

Ruthven Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 17.8 km from Ruthven

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 Ruthven, 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
89°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-21°FMar 5, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 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°F60°F 2024-6°F 201420%13%
Mar 237°F18°F69°F 2024-17°F 201420%13%
Mar 337°F18°F68°F 2024-18°F 201420%13%
Mar 438°F19°F71°F 2000-9°F 201920%13%
Mar 538°F19°F72°F 2000-21°F 200321%13%
Mar 639°F20°F74°F 2017-7°F 201921%12%
Mar 739°F20°F77°F 2000-10°F 200821%12%
Mar 840°F21°F67°F 2020-7°F 200821%12%
Mar 940°F21°F69°F 20210°F 200321%11%
Mar 1041°F21°F67°F 2012-5°F 200821%11%
Mar 1141°F22°F79°F 2024-8°F 199821%11%
Mar 1242°F22°F72°F 2024-8°F 199821%11%
Mar 1342°F23°F75°F 2012-1°F 201721%10%
Mar 1443°F23°F73°F 2012-8°F 201722%10%
Mar 1543°F24°F77°F 2012-6°F 201722%10%
Mar 1644°F24°F82°F 20120°F 202622%10%
Mar 1744°F24°F81°F 2012-5°F 202622%9%
Mar 1845°F25°F83°F 20126°F 202323%9%
Mar 1945°F25°F76°F 20129°F 201323%9%
Mar 2046°F26°F74°F 20269°F 201323%8%
Mar 2146°F26°F89°F 20266°F 201323%8%
Mar 2247°F26°F65°F 20129°F 200224%8%
Mar 2347°F27°F74°F 20038°F 201424%8%
Mar 2448°F27°F78°F 200413°F 200125%7%
Mar 2549°F28°F78°F 202611°F 201625%7%
Mar 2649°F28°F82°F 20079°F 200125%7%
Mar 2750°F28°F74°F 201211°F 200126%7%
Mar 2850°F29°F88°F 20255°F 200826%6%
Mar 2951°F29°F76°F 202116°F 202326%6%
Mar 3051°F29°F86°F 202618°F 200327%6%
Mar 3152°F30°F76°F 201016°F 201927%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruthven, 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 6:09 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:45 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 USW00014972, 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.