Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Laurel 3 W, 18.7 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 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 Howard County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
89°FMar 30, 1986
Record low
1°FMar 21, 1914
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
11.0 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 150°F31°F80°F 19727°F 198032%11%
Mar 250°F31°F79°F 19727°F 198032%11%
Mar 350°F32°F75°F 19725°F 198032%11%
Mar 451°F32°F81°F 19746°F 198032%10%
Mar 551°F32°F83°F 197613°F 200232%10%
Mar 651°F32°F76°F 191812°F 192032%10%
Mar 751°F32°F77°F 19747°F 197832%10%
Mar 852°F33°F83°F 20009°F 198632%9%
Mar 952°F33°F80°F 200011°F 199632%9%
Mar 1052°F33°F80°F 198610°F 199632%9%
Mar 1153°F33°F75°F 196712°F 196032%8%
Mar 1253°F34°F84°F 199013°F 196932%8%
Mar 1353°F34°F82°F 19908°F 191432%8%
Mar 1454°F34°F82°F 199015°F 196832%8%
Mar 1554°F34°F81°F 20028°F 199333%7%
Mar 1655°F35°F78°F 199012°F 197933%7%
Mar 1755°F35°F77°F 196316°F 196933%7%
Mar 1855°F35°F78°F 196312°F 191633%7%
Mar 1956°F35°F79°F 19867°F 196733%7%
Mar 2056°F36°F82°F 197619°F 198133%6%
Mar 2157°F36°F80°F 19521°F 191433%6%
Mar 2257°F36°F84°F 196819°F 198833%6%
Mar 2357°F37°F84°F 196819°F 200433%5%
Mar 2458°F37°F78°F 199420°F 198333%5%
Mar 2558°F37°F82°F 191019°F 198333%5%
Mar 2659°F38°F80°F 198621°F 197433%5%
Mar 2759°F38°F81°F 190816°F 191533%4%
Mar 2860°F38°F87°F 198518°F 191533%4%
Mar 2960°F39°F84°F 197718°F 198233%4%
Mar 3060°F39°F89°F 198622°F 191533%4%
Mar 3161°F39°F87°F 197918°F 191533%3%

Chance of rain

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

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00185111 (Laurel 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187705, 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.