Carter County climate

Carter County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olive Hill 5NE, 5.5 km from Carter County

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.92 in over about 12 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 Carter County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
4.92 in
Snowfall
3.0 in
Record high
92°FMar 26, 1929
Record low
-9°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
5.4 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 149°F26°F78°F 19723°F 198939%11%
Mar 249°F26°F78°F 20233°F 198939%10%
Mar 349°F27°F79°F 19769°F 192539%10%
Mar 449°F27°F80°F 19740°F 194339%9%
Mar 550°F27°F85°F 19761°F 197839%9%
Mar 650°F27°F82°F 1956-9°F 201539%9%
Mar 750°F27°F81°F 20268°F 189939%8%
Mar 851°F28°F82°F 19835°F 199639%8%
Mar 951°F28°F84°F 19742°F 199639%8%
Mar 1051°F28°F82°F 19743°F 199639%7%
Mar 1152°F28°F79°F 19254°F 199639%7%
Mar 1252°F28°F84°F 202610°F 196939%7%
Mar 1352°F29°F80°F 19259°F 196939%6%
Mar 1453°F29°F84°F 196712°F 192639%6%
Mar 1553°F29°F88°F 1973-8°F 199339%6%
Mar 1653°F29°F86°F 1945-8°F 199339%6%
Mar 1754°F29°F83°F 194511°F 197939%5%
Mar 1854°F30°F81°F 198910°F 199339%5%
Mar 1955°F30°F86°F 194510°F 199339%5%
Mar 2055°F30°F86°F 192115°F 199339%5%
Mar 2155°F30°F87°F 194810°F 196539%4%
Mar 2256°F31°F88°F 20269°F 196539%4%
Mar 2356°F31°F85°F 196614°F 198639%4%
Mar 2457°F31°F83°F 193912°F 198340%4%
Mar 2557°F31°F88°F 192915°F 198340%4%
Mar 2658°F32°F92°F 192914°F 196640%3%
Mar 2758°F32°F85°F 192118°F 195540%3%
Mar 2859°F32°F87°F 199813°F 194740%3%
Mar 2959°F32°F86°F 198914°F 198240%3%
Mar 3059°F33°F88°F 199814°F 198240%3%
Mar 3160°F33°F88°F 199817°F 192340%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156012 (Olive Hill 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150254, 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.