Big Stone County climate

Big Stone County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Artichoke Lake 1 E, 22.7 km from Big Stone County

Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 in over about 7 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 Big Stone County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.33 in
Snowfall
6.4 in
Record high
83°FMar 19, 2012
Record low
-17°FMar 3, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 09 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
12.3 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 133°F13°F46°F 2022-8°F 201422%18%
Mar 233°F13°F61°F 2024-13°F 201422%18%
Mar 333°F14°F55°F 2021-17°F 201922%18%
Mar 434°F14°F53°F 2024-17°F 201923%18%
Mar 534°F15°F53°F 2026-12°F 201523%17%
Mar 635°F15°F66°F 2017-9°F 201523%17%
Mar 735°F16°F68°F 2017-3°F 201923%17%
Mar 836°F16°F66°F 2016-1°F 201923%17%
Mar 936°F17°F66°F 20264°F 201822%16%
Mar 1037°F17°F67°F 2021-2°F 201722%16%
Mar 1137°F18°F68°F 2025-2°F 201722%16%
Mar 1238°F18°F74°F 2016-1°F 202222%15%
Mar 1338°F19°F71°F 20164°F 201122%15%
Mar 1439°F19°F72°F 2025-6°F 201722%15%
Mar 1539°F20°F71°F 2025-2°F 201722%15%
Mar 1640°F20°F74°F 2015-1°F 202623%14%
Mar 1740°F21°F81°F 2012-1°F 202623%14%
Mar 1841°F21°F77°F 20123°F 202323%14%
Mar 1941°F22°F83°F 20121°F 201323%13%
Mar 2042°F22°F74°F 20121°F 201323%13%
Mar 2142°F23°F65°F 2015-4°F 201323%13%
Mar 2243°F23°F74°F 2026-4°F 201323%12%
Mar 2343°F24°F58°F 2012-2°F 201323%12%
Mar 2444°F24°F69°F 20124°F 201123%12%
Mar 2545°F25°F72°F 20128°F 201423%11%
Mar 2645°F25°F71°F 20263°F 201123%11%
Mar 2746°F25°F57°F 20125°F 201323%11%
Mar 2846°F26°F60°F 20254°F 202323%10%
Mar 2947°F26°F63°F 20260°F 202324%10%
Mar 3047°F27°F80°F 20211°F 202324%10%
Mar 3148°F27°F73°F 201014°F 201824%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Stone County, 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 7:04 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210287 (Artichoke Lake 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395531, 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.