Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crab Orchard 6 N, 20.3 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.74 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 Stanford, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
4.74 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
87°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-6°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
7.6 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 154°F33°F76°F 19728°F 196032%2%
Mar 254°F33°F75°F 19763°F 198032%2%
Mar 354°F33°F77°F 1992-1°F 198032%2%
Mar 455°F34°F75°F 19761°F 194332%2%
Mar 555°F34°F81°F 19761°F 196032%2%
Mar 655°F34°F78°F 1983-6°F 201532%2%
Mar 756°F34°F77°F 1956-6°F 201532%2%
Mar 856°F34°F78°F 1974-6°F 201532%2%
Mar 956°F35°F80°F 19742°F 196032%2%
Mar 1057°F35°F79°F 201613°F 198431%2%
Mar 1157°F35°F80°F 19909°F 193431%2%
Mar 1257°F35°F76°F 19679°F 199831%2%
Mar 1358°F35°F79°F 20075°F 196031%2%
Mar 1458°F36°F84°F 19677°F 196031%1%
Mar 1558°F36°F81°F 19739°F 199331%1%
Mar 1659°F36°F82°F 194216°F 197031%1%
Mar 1759°F36°F79°F 194513°F 194131%1%
Mar 1859°F37°F79°F 201211°F 194131%1%
Mar 1960°F37°F82°F 198215°F 196731%1%
Mar 2060°F37°F82°F 201216°F 196531%1%
Mar 2161°F37°F81°F 201216°F 196531%1%
Mar 2261°F38°F83°F 193817°F 198631%1%
Mar 2361°F38°F81°F 196616°F 196031%1%
Mar 2462°F38°F83°F 193918°F 197431%1%
Mar 2562°F38°F82°F 200716°F 196031%1%
Mar 2663°F39°F80°F 196715°F 195531%1%
Mar 2763°F39°F83°F 199814°F 195531%1%
Mar 2863°F39°F82°F 198912°F 194731%1%
Mar 2964°F39°F85°F 199820°F 201531%1%
Mar 3064°F40°F83°F 199816°F 196431%1%
Mar 3165°F40°F87°F 199817°F 196431%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanford, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 6:33 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00151890 (Crab Orchard 6 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00152040, 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.