Wathena climate

Wathena Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for St Joseph Rosecrans AP, 2.8 km from Wathena

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.06 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 Wathena, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.06 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
95°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-13°FMar 4, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.1 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 148°F26°F82°F 20060°F 198021%9%
Mar 249°F26°F80°F 2022-7°F 198022%9%
Mar 349°F27°F82°F 2024-7°F 201422%8%
Mar 450°F27°F72°F 2017-13°F 197822%8%
Mar 550°F27°F82°F 2009-11°F 197822%8%
Mar 651°F28°F79°F 20172°F 200323%8%
Mar 751°F28°F82°F 19748°F 196623%7%
Mar 852°F29°F80°F 1970-5°F 196723%7%
Mar 952°F29°F80°F 20261°F 197823%7%
Mar 1053°F29°F86°F 2026-1°F 194824%7%
Mar 1153°F30°F86°F 1972-7°F 194824%7%
Mar 1253°F30°F76°F 2025-9°F 199824%6%
Mar 1354°F31°F82°F 20125°F 194825%6%
Mar 1454°F31°F83°F 20122°F 197525%6%
Mar 1555°F31°F82°F 20139°F 194925%6%
Mar 1655°F32°F85°F 20158°F 202625%6%
Mar 1756°F32°F81°F 20097°F 202626%6%
Mar 1856°F32°F79°F 20126°F 196526%5%
Mar 1957°F33°F88°F 20177°F 196526%5%
Mar 2057°F33°F89°F 20269°F 195126%5%
Mar 2158°F33°F95°F 20267°F 195127%5%
Mar 2258°F34°F82°F 19668°F 200227%5%
Mar 2358°F34°F81°F 196712°F 196527%5%
Mar 2459°F34°F86°F 19679°F 196528%4%
Mar 2559°F35°F93°F 20269°F 196528%4%
Mar 2660°F35°F90°F 20269°F 196428%4%
Mar 2760°F35°F83°F 202518°F 200128%4%
Mar 2860°F36°F84°F 196820°F 196629%4%
Mar 2961°F36°F85°F 196718°F 196929%4%
Mar 3061°F36°F90°F 202614°F 196429%4%
Mar 3161°F37°F90°F 196623°F 196430%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wathena, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013993 (St Joseph Rosecrans AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.