Blooming Prairie Weather in March
Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.03 in over about 7 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 2.03 in
- Snowfall
- 7.5 in
- Record high
- 80°FMar 18, 2012
- Record low
- -26°FMar 3, 2014
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 32°F | 15°F | 59°F 2000 | -18°F 2015 | 20% | 17% |
| Mar 2 | 32°F | 16°F | 47°F 1999 | -16°F 2014 | 20% | 16% |
| Mar 3 | 33°F | 17°F | 45°F 2000 | -26°F 2014 | 20% | 16% |
| Mar 4 | 33°F | 17°F | 52°F 2000 | -22°F 2014 | 20% | 16% |
| Mar 5 | 34°F | 18°F | 49°F 1994 | -18°F 2015 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 6 | 34°F | 18°F | 71°F 2000 | -16°F 2015 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 7 | 35°F | 19°F | 71°F 2000 | -8°F 1996 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 8 | 35°F | 19°F | 62°F 2016 | -16°F 2008 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 9 | 36°F | 20°F | 78°F 2000 | -13°F 1996 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 10 | 36°F | 20°F | 51°F 2015 | -2°F 2008 | 22% | 14% |
| Mar 11 | 37°F | 21°F | 63°F 2012 | -14°F 2003 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 12 | 37°F | 21°F | 64°F 2012 | -4°F 2009 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 13 | 38°F | 22°F | 64°F 2016 | -4°F 2009 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 14 | 38°F | 22°F | 66°F 2012 | -5°F 2017 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 15 | 39°F | 22°F | 73°F 2012 | -8°F 1997 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 16 | 39°F | 23°F | 73°F 2012 | -11°F 1997 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 17 | 40°F | 23°F | 78°F 2012 | 1°F 2006 | 24% | 11% |
| Mar 18 | 40°F | 24°F | 80°F 2012 | -1°F 2006 | 24% | 11% |
| Mar 19 | 41°F | 24°F | 79°F 2012 | 1°F 2006 | 25% | 11% |
| Mar 20 | 41°F | 25°F | 77°F 2012 | 2°F 2013 | 25% | 10% |
| Mar 21 | 42°F | 25°F | 65°F 2012 | -9°F 2013 | 25% | 10% |
| Mar 22 | 42°F | 26°F | 66°F 2012 | -9°F 2013 | 26% | 10% |
| Mar 23 | 43°F | 26°F | 72°F 2012 | -5°F 2013 | 26% | 9% |
| Mar 24 | 43°F | 27°F | 71°F 2012 | 3°F 2014 | 27% | 9% |
| Mar 25 | 44°F | 27°F | 69°F 2003 | 4°F 1996 | 27% | 9% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 27°F | 76°F 2007 | -6°F 1996 | 28% | 8% |
| Mar 27 | 45°F | 28°F | 78°F 2007 | -5°F 1996 | 28% | 8% |
| Mar 28 | 46°F | 28°F | 71°F 2012 | 7°F 2015 | 29% | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 46°F | 29°F | 61°F 1998 | 8°F 2011 | 29% | 8% |
| Mar 30 | 47°F | 29°F | 67°F 1998 | 12°F 1994 | 30% | 7% |
| Mar 31 | 47°F | 29°F | 74°F 2010 | 12°F 2011 | 30% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210355 (Austin Waste Wtp Facility), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211174, 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.