Townsend climate

Townsend Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fitchburg Coop, 9.7 km from Townsend

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.35 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Townsend, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
4.35 in
Snowfall
15.7 in
Record high
89°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-12°FMar 7, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
7.2 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 137°F18°F66°F 20172°F 201417%
Mar 238°F18°F63°F 20174°F 202617%
Mar 338°F19°F64°F 20021°F 202617%
Mar 438°F19°F56°F 19990°F 201416%
Mar 539°F19°F54°F 20257°F 200916%
Mar 639°F20°F64°F 2022-3°F 201516%
Mar 740°F20°F62°F 2000-12°F 200316%
Mar 840°F20°F69°F 20120°F 201916%
Mar 940°F21°F79°F 20162°F 200715%
Mar 1041°F21°F73°F 20263°F 200515%
Mar 1141°F21°F72°F 20218°F 201715%
Mar 1242°F22°F62°F 20216°F 201715%
Mar 1342°F22°F64°F 20166°F 199815%
Mar 1443°F23°F73°F 20124°F 200314%
Mar 1543°F23°F66°F 202513°F 202114%
Mar 1644°F23°F71°F 200015°F 202114%
Mar 1744°F24°F69°F 200314°F 201414%
Mar 1845°F24°F78°F 20129°F 201713%
Mar 1945°F24°F81°F 201213°F 201813%
Mar 2046°F25°F80°F 201213°F 200413%
Mar 2146°F25°F79°F 201214°F 200712%
Mar 2247°F25°F83°F 201213°F 200212%
Mar 2347°F26°F76°F 201215°F 201512%
Mar 2448°F26°F66°F 200014°F 201411%
Mar 2548°F27°F73°F 202113°F 201411%
Mar 2649°F27°F76°F 202120°F 200111%
Mar 2749°F27°F78°F 199817°F 200110%
Mar 2850°F28°F86°F 199817°F 202210%
Mar 2950°F28°F74°F 199817°F 202610%
Mar 3051°F28°F83°F 199820°F 20089%
Mar 3151°F29°F89°F 199823°F 20089%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Townsend, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00192807 (Fitchburg Coop), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004780, 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.