Downs Weather in March
Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 5 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 56°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.32 in
- Snowfall
- 1.7 in
- Record high
- 98°FMar 22, 2026
- Record low
- -18°FMar 3, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 64%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 50°F | 21°F | 82°F 2006 | -5°F 1922 | 13% | 6% |
| Mar 2 | 50°F | 22°F | 82°F 1974 | -6°F 1913 | 13% | 6% |
| Mar 3 | 50°F | 22°F | 81°F 2022 | -18°F 1960 | 13% | 6% |
| Mar 4 | 51°F | 22°F | 83°F 1921 | -10°F 1960 | 13% | 5% |
| Mar 5 | 51°F | 23°F | 80°F 1925 | -8°F 2019 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 6 | 52°F | 23°F | 88°F 1972 | -1°F 1960 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 7 | 52°F | 23°F | 79°F 1972 | -2°F 1996 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 8 | 53°F | 24°F | 82°F 2016 | -3°F 1995 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 9 | 53°F | 24°F | 78°F 1986 | 4°F 1915 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 10 | 53°F | 24°F | 88°F 1989 | 1°F 1998 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 11 | 54°F | 25°F | 91°F 1972 | -2°F 1998 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 12 | 54°F | 25°F | 85°F 1916 | 1°F 1998 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 13 | 55°F | 26°F | 80°F 1914 | 8°F 1975 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 14 | 55°F | 26°F | 85°F 2003 | 2°F 1958 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 15 | 56°F | 26°F | 85°F 2012 | 3°F 1958 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 16 | 56°F | 27°F | 84°F 2013 | 5°F 1958 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 17 | 56°F | 27°F | 91°F 2015 | 9°F 2026 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 18 | 57°F | 27°F | 90°F 1921 | -3°F 1923 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 19 | 57°F | 28°F | 85°F 1921 | -8°F 1923 | 17% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 58°F | 28°F | 89°F 2026 | 6°F 1958 | 17% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 58°F | 29°F | 93°F 2026 | 4°F 1913 | 17% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 59°F | 29°F | 98°F 2026 | 6°F 1955 | 17% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 59°F | 29°F | 88°F 1967 | 10°F 1952 | 17% | 3% |
| Mar 24 | 59°F | 30°F | 85°F 1963 | 6°F 1965 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 60°F | 30°F | 87°F 1976 | 5°F 1965 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 26 | 60°F | 30°F | 97°F 2026 | 1°F 1965 | 18% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 61°F | 31°F | 85°F 2012 | 7°F 1913 | 18% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 61°F | 31°F | 88°F 1986 | -2°F 1970 | 19% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 61°F | 31°F | 87°F 1986 | 14°F 1987 | 19% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 62°F | 32°F | 89°F 1968 | 2°F 1987 | 19% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 62°F | 32°F | 91°F 1978 | 18°F 1921 | 20% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:27 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143100 (Glen Elder Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.