Thorndike climate

Thorndike Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belfast, 30.5 km from Thorndike

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 45°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.12 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 Thorndike, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
4.12 in
Snowfall
11.7 in
Record high
84°FMar 23, 2012
Record low
-17°FMar 1, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
6.5 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 135°F16°F56°F 1974-17°F 198226%14%
Mar 236°F16°F54°F 1974-11°F 200126%14%
Mar 336°F16°F57°F 2020-11°F 200126%14%
Mar 436°F17°F60°F 1965-14°F 198226%13%
Mar 536°F17°F57°F 1965-12°F 200326%13%
Mar 637°F17°F56°F 1974-15°F 201526%13%
Mar 737°F17°F68°F 1974-12°F 200726%12%
Mar 837°F18°F66°F 1974-8°F 200726%12%
Mar 937°F18°F62°F 2026-15°F 200726%12%
Mar 1038°F18°F68°F 1977-8°F 197226%12%
Mar 1138°F19°F73°F 2026-7°F 200526%11%
Mar 1238°F19°F64°F 1977-7°F 200526%11%
Mar 1339°F19°F64°F 2012-3°F 198426%11%
Mar 1439°F20°F63°F 20122°F 197226%10%
Mar 1539°F20°F57°F 2007-13°F 199326%10%
Mar 1640°F20°F58°F 2026-6°F 199326%10%
Mar 1740°F21°F61°F 20000°F 201426%10%
Mar 1840°F21°F65°F 2022-11°F 196726%9%
Mar 1940°F21°F77°F 2012-12°F 196726%9%
Mar 2041°F22°F71°F 2012-9°F 199326%9%
Mar 2141°F22°F78°F 2012-3°F 198826%9%
Mar 2242°F22°F83°F 20126°F 198826%8%
Mar 2342°F23°F84°F 20127°F 197626%8%
Mar 2442°F23°F68°F 20120°F 201527%8%
Mar 2543°F23°F68°F 19870°F 201427%7%
Mar 2643°F24°F68°F 1986-1°F 199227%7%
Mar 2743°F24°F70°F 19936°F 197527%7%
Mar 2844°F24°F72°F 19985°F 198227%7%
Mar 2944°F25°F75°F 19814°F 197428%6%
Mar 3045°F25°F75°F 197711°F 197028%6%
Mar 3145°F26°F73°F 197711°F 196928%6%

Chance of rain

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

March 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:03 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00170480 (Belfast), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00179151, 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.