Jefferson County climate

Jefferson County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oskaloosa 4 Ne, 9.5 km from Jefferson 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 2.52 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 Jefferson 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
31°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
96°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-7°FMar 4, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
34°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 150°F27°F82°F 1992-1°F 196218%4%
Mar 250°F27°F84°F 2022-3°F 198018%4%
Mar 351°F27°F82°F 2024-3°F 201418%4%
Mar 451°F28°F77°F 1956-7°F 197818%4%
Mar 551°F28°F86°F 2009-1°F 196018%4%
Mar 652°F28°F80°F 2017-5°F 196019%4%
Mar 752°F29°F84°F 19741°F 199619%4%
Mar 853°F29°F82°F 1977-4°F 196719%3%
Mar 953°F29°F80°F 19868°F 199619%3%
Mar 1053°F30°F86°F 20260°F 194819%3%
Mar 1154°F30°F85°F 1972-6°F 194819%3%
Mar 1254°F30°F80°F 2006-6°F 194820%3%
Mar 1355°F30°F82°F 20126°F 195020%3%
Mar 1455°F31°F84°F 20125°F 197520%3%
Mar 1555°F31°F87°F 20135°F 194920%3%
Mar 1656°F31°F85°F 201510°F 202620%3%
Mar 1756°F32°F82°F 199410°F 196021%2%
Mar 1857°F32°F80°F 19788°F 196021%2%
Mar 1957°F32°F89°F 201711°F 196521%2%
Mar 2057°F33°F92°F 202618°F 195121%2%
Mar 2158°F33°F95°F 202612°F 196021%2%
Mar 2258°F33°F86°F 199510°F 200222%2%
Mar 2359°F33°F82°F 196712°F 196022%2%
Mar 2459°F34°F84°F 196713°F 196522%2%
Mar 2559°F34°F92°F 20266°F 195522%2%
Mar 2660°F34°F96°F 20265°F 195522%1%
Mar 2760°F35°F83°F 195617°F 195523%1%
Mar 2860°F35°F86°F 198620°F 195523%1%
Mar 2961°F35°F89°F 198617°F 197023%1%
Mar 3061°F36°F90°F 202614°F 196423%1%
Mar 3161°F36°F88°F 196621°F 198724%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson County, 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 6:54 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 USC00146100 (Oskaloosa 4 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013996, 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.