McLean County climate

McLean County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Calhoun Lock 2, 0.4 km from McLean County

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.38 in over about 10 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 McLean County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
4.38 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
88°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-5°FMar 6, 1960
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
9.8 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 151°F33°F80°F 200613°F 196031%1%
Mar 252°F34°F79°F 19925°F 198031%1%
Mar 352°F34°F80°F 19834°F 198031%1%
Mar 453°F34°F82°F 19838°F 197831%1%
Mar 553°F34°F78°F 1983-1°F 196031%1%
Mar 653°F35°F81°F 2026-5°F 196031%1%
Mar 754°F35°F83°F 200014°F 196731%1%
Mar 854°F35°F83°F 20006°F 196032%1%
Mar 954°F35°F79°F 197410°F 199632%1%
Mar 1055°F36°F81°F 199011°F 199232%1%
Mar 1155°F36°F81°F 199018°F 199232%1%
Mar 1256°F36°F81°F 19679°F 199832%1%
Mar 1356°F36°F85°F 19678°F 196032%1%
Mar 1456°F37°F83°F 19677°F 196032%1%
Mar 1557°F37°F87°F 201618°F 197532%1%
Mar 1657°F37°F86°F 201617°F 197032%1%
Mar 1758°F37°F82°F 198921°F 202632%1%
Mar 1858°F38°F83°F 201217°F 197832%1%
Mar 1958°F38°F83°F 20129°F 196532%1%
Mar 2059°F38°F85°F 201216°F 196532%1%
Mar 2159°F38°F83°F 201220°F 195632%1%
Mar 2259°F39°F88°F 202619°F 200232%1%
Mar 2360°F39°F88°F 202615°F 196832%1%
Mar 2460°F39°F85°F 200715°F 197432%1%
Mar 2561°F40°F86°F 200720°F 196032%0%
Mar 2661°F40°F87°F 200712°F 195532%0%
Mar 2761°F40°F85°F 200717°F 195532%0%
Mar 2862°F40°F84°F 200721°F 196632%0%
Mar 2962°F41°F83°F 199822°F 196632%0%
Mar 3063°F41°F85°F 199820°F 196432%0%
Mar 3163°F41°F83°F 196319°F 196932%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McLean 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 6:20 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:11 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00151227 (Calhoun Lock 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00155067, 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.