Shepherd climate

Shepherd Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Central Michigan Univ, 9 km from Shepherd

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.95 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 Shepherd, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.95 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
87°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-18°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.4 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°F19°F61°F 2018-11°F 201418%
Mar 237°F20°F58°F 1964-15°F 196218%
Mar 338°F20°F58°F 1964-18°F 194317%
Mar 438°F20°F69°F 1974-8°F 191217%
Mar 538°F21°F70°F 2024-13°F 194816%
Mar 639°F21°F60°F 1951-12°F 191216%
Mar 739°F21°F62°F 2000-2°F 192015%
Mar 840°F21°F71°F 2000-13°F 194315%
Mar 940°F22°F78°F 2000-3°F 200315%
Mar 1040°F22°F69°F 2026-1°F 195914%
Mar 1141°F22°F68°F 2021-2°F 194814%
Mar 1241°F22°F67°F 1977-3°F 190013%
Mar 1341°F23°F74°F 1990-2°F 189613%
Mar 1442°F23°F72°F 1990-3°F 192612%
Mar 1542°F23°F77°F 2012-10°F 190012%
Mar 1643°F24°F79°F 2012-2°F 189712%
Mar 1743°F24°F72°F 2012-2°F 190011%
Mar 1843°F24°F79°F 2012-3°F 192611%
Mar 1944°F24°F75°F 1903-4°F 192311%
Mar 2044°F25°F79°F 2012-4°F 192310%
Mar 2145°F25°F82°F 20120°F 196510%
Mar 2245°F25°F87°F 20124°F 193410%
Mar 2346°F26°F82°F 2012-12°F 191210%
Mar 2446°F26°F78°F 1910-9°F 19129%
Mar 2546°F26°F74°F 1939-11°F 19129%
Mar 2647°F27°F73°F 19103°F 19749%
Mar 2747°F27°F78°F 19456°F 19088%
Mar 2848°F27°F78°F 1946-4°F 19238%
Mar 2948°F28°F77°F 1963-4°F 19238%
Mar 3049°F28°F77°F 191010°F 18998%
Mar 3149°F28°F75°F 2026-3°F 19237%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shepherd, 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 7:15 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00205662 (Central Michigan Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00205662, 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.