Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ottawa, 5.4 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 in over about 8 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.29 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
94°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-9°FMar 12, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
35°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 150°F27°F80°F 19920°F 191323%4%
Mar 251°F27°F87°F 1901-6°F 198023%4%
Mar 351°F27°F84°F 2022-4°F 194323%4%
Mar 452°F28°F83°F 1910-3°F 197823%4%
Mar 552°F28°F86°F 1956-1°F 196023%4%
Mar 652°F28°F81°F 2009-6°F 196024%4%
Mar 753°F29°F79°F 1974-7°F 194324%4%
Mar 853°F29°F79°F 19742°F 199624%3%
Mar 953°F29°F79°F 19866°F 191224%3%
Mar 1054°F30°F84°F 19553°F 194825%3%
Mar 1154°F30°F83°F 1972-5°F 194825%3%
Mar 1255°F30°F85°F 1916-9°F 194825%3%
Mar 1355°F31°F82°F 19160°F 199825%3%
Mar 1455°F31°F81°F 19948°F 189726%3%
Mar 1556°F31°F84°F 19146°F 194926%3%
Mar 1656°F32°F84°F 20139°F 190026%2%
Mar 1757°F32°F85°F 19015°F 190626%2%
Mar 1857°F32°F86°F 19211°F 192327%2%
Mar 1957°F33°F91°F 19070°F 192327%2%
Mar 2058°F33°F86°F 2017-4°F 190627%2%
Mar 2158°F33°F92°F 202613°F 191328%2%
Mar 2258°F34°F94°F 20267°F 195528%2%
Mar 2359°F34°F90°F 191013°F 196028%2%
Mar 2459°F34°F89°F 192912°F 197428%1%
Mar 2559°F34°F92°F 190711°F 191229%1%
Mar 2660°F35°F89°F 19104°F 195529%1%
Mar 2760°F35°F94°F 202615°F 201329%1%
Mar 2860°F35°F85°F 191011°F 189930%1%
Mar 2961°F36°F85°F 196716°F 194430%1%
Mar 3061°F36°F82°F 194314°F 196430%1%
Mar 3161°F36°F89°F 194619°F 189930%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:44 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146128 (Ottawa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00146128, 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.