Shields climate

Shields Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saginaw #3, 8.1 km from Shields

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 in over about 9 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 Shields, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.00 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
87°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-12°FMar 2, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
12.1 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°F21°F55°F 1992-11°F 196230%18%
Mar 237°F21°F57°F 1964-12°F 196230%18%
Mar 338°F21°F69°F 1974-8°F 194330%17%
Mar 438°F21°F70°F 2024-6°F 196230%17%
Mar 539°F22°F63°F 1910-8°F 194830%16%
Mar 639°F22°F62°F 1974-5°F 190129%16%
Mar 739°F22°F73°F 2000-7°F 197829%16%
Mar 840°F23°F78°F 2000-8°F 194329%15%
Mar 940°F23°F68°F 2026-4°F 200329%15%
Mar 1041°F23°F69°F 2021-1°F 200329%14%
Mar 1141°F24°F68°F 19270°F 194829%14%
Mar 1241°F24°F73°F 1990-3°F 194829%13%
Mar 1342°F24°F72°F 19903°F 201428%13%
Mar 1442°F24°F78°F 20123°F 199328%12%
Mar 1543°F25°F78°F 19904°F 191628%12%
Mar 1643°F25°F71°F 1927-3°F 190028%11%
Mar 1743°F25°F80°F 2012-2°F 190028%11%
Mar 1844°F26°F74°F 19036°F 191628%10%
Mar 1944°F26°F80°F 2012-1°F 192328%10%
Mar 2045°F26°F83°F 20123°F 196529%10%
Mar 2145°F27°F87°F 20121°F 196529%9%
Mar 2246°F27°F82°F 19385°F 190629%9%
Mar 2346°F27°F73°F 20211°F 190629%8%
Mar 2447°F27°F83°F 19103°F 194029%8%
Mar 2547°F28°F80°F 19454°F 196029%8%
Mar 2647°F28°F76°F 20077°F 192329%7%
Mar 2748°F28°F79°F 19458°F 196530%7%
Mar 2848°F29°F78°F 19464°F 192330%7%
Mar 2949°F29°F82°F 19107°F 192330%6%
Mar 3049°F29°F75°F 19105°F 192331%6%
Mar 3150°F30°F77°F 19432°F 192331%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shields, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00207222 (Saginaw #3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014845, 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.