Clay Center climate

Clay Center Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smileyberg 1N, 9.9 km from Clay Center

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 6 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 Clay Center, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
97°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-10°FMar 7, 1943
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
12.5 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 151°F26°F80°F 20063°F 196217%4%
Mar 252°F27°F80°F 1904-2°F 192217%4%
Mar 352°F27°F83°F 2022-3°F 196017%3%
Mar 452°F27°F82°F 2024-2°F 201417%3%
Mar 553°F28°F85°F 1910-1°F 196017%3%
Mar 653°F28°F81°F 19252°F 196017%3%
Mar 754°F28°F78°F 1925-10°F 194318%3%
Mar 854°F29°F79°F 1977-1°F 196718%3%
Mar 954°F29°F79°F 19864°F 199618%3%
Mar 1055°F30°F86°F 19552°F 192418%3%
Mar 1155°F30°F87°F 1967-5°F 194819%3%
Mar 1256°F30°F86°F 19162°F 194819%3%
Mar 1356°F31°F87°F 19169°F 195019%3%
Mar 1456°F31°F83°F 19558°F 189519%3%
Mar 1557°F31°F81°F 19148°F 193720%3%
Mar 1657°F32°F82°F 190812°F 190620%3%
Mar 1758°F32°F85°F 199411°F 190620%2%
Mar 1858°F32°F85°F 19211°F 192321%2%
Mar 1958°F33°F92°F 19071°F 192321%2%
Mar 2059°F33°F89°F 20176°F 190621%2%
Mar 2159°F33°F93°F 191611°F 191321%2%
Mar 2260°F34°F97°F 202611°F 195521%2%
Mar 2360°F34°F85°F 191011°F 196822%2%
Mar 2460°F34°F86°F 19078°F 197422%2%
Mar 2561°F35°F89°F 190710°F 189322%2%
Mar 2661°F35°F89°F 20266°F 195522%2%
Mar 2761°F35°F94°F 202611°F 189422%2%
Mar 2862°F36°F92°F 189511°F 189423%2%
Mar 2962°F36°F94°F 189511°F 189423%2%
Mar 3062°F36°F90°F 189515°F 189423%2%
Mar 3163°F37°F92°F 194019°F 192623%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay Center, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147534 (Smileyberg 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142401, 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.