Belle Plaine climate

Belle Plaine Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jordan 1SSW, 11 km from Belle Plaine

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.76 in over about 6 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 Belle Plaine, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.76 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
79°FMar 27, 2007
Record low
-19°FMar 2, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
25°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 132°F15°F57°F 2024-10°F 201916%9%
Mar 232°F15°F58°F 2024-19°F 201416%9%
Mar 333°F16°F62°F 2024-17°F 201916%8%
Mar 433°F16°F70°F 2024-17°F 201916%8%
Mar 534°F17°F47°F 2026-17°F 201517%8%
Mar 634°F17°F61°F 2017-10°F 201517%8%
Mar 735°F18°F68°F 2017-14°F 200817%8%
Mar 835°F18°F61°F 2021-12°F 200817%7%
Mar 936°F18°F65°F 20165°F 201817%7%
Mar 1036°F19°F62°F 20211°F 200818%7%
Mar 1137°F19°F70°F 2025-5°F 200918%7%
Mar 1237°F20°F70°F 2024-9°F 200918%7%
Mar 1338°F20°F70°F 2024-8°F 200918%6%
Mar 1438°F21°F64°F 2012-4°F 202318%6%
Mar 1539°F21°F73°F 2025-3°F 202318%6%
Mar 1639°F22°F70°F 2015-2°F 202619%6%
Mar 1740°F22°F78°F 2012-2°F 202619%6%
Mar 1841°F22°F76°F 2012-4°F 202619%6%
Mar 1941°F23°F78°F 2012-1°F 202319%5%
Mar 2042°F23°F78°F 2012-1°F 202320%5%
Mar 2142°F24°F63°F 2015-6°F 201320%5%
Mar 2243°F24°F74°F 2026-5°F 201320%5%
Mar 2343°F25°F65°F 20128°F 201321%5%
Mar 2444°F25°F68°F 20129°F 200821%5%
Mar 2544°F25°F68°F 200410°F 201421%5%
Mar 2645°F26°F71°F 202610°F 201422%5%
Mar 2745°F26°F79°F 20077°F 201322%4%
Mar 2846°F27°F65°F 20124°F 202322%4%
Mar 2946°F27°F74°F 20251°F 202323%4%
Mar 3047°F27°F74°F 20212°F 202323%4%
Mar 3147°F28°F75°F 20268°F 202323%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Belle Plaine, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214176 (Jordan 1SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211065, 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.