Branch Weather in March
Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 8 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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 1.70 in
- Snowfall
- 9.2 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 27, 2007
- Record low
- -27°FMar 4, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 09 min to 12 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 23°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 36°F | 12°F | 61°F 2000 | -25°F 2014 | 23% | 21% |
| Mar 2 | 36°F | 12°F | 58°F 2024 | -20°F 1995 | 23% | 21% |
| Mar 3 | 37°F | 13°F | 64°F 2024 | -26°F 2014 | 23% | 20% |
| Mar 4 | 37°F | 13°F | 56°F 2000 | -27°F 2019 | 23% | 20% |
| Mar 5 | 38°F | 14°F | 60°F 2000 | -25°F 2015 | 24% | 20% |
| Mar 6 | 38°F | 14°F | 67°F 2000 | -21°F 2015 | 24% | 20% |
| Mar 7 | 39°F | 15°F | 69°F 2000 | -18°F 2008 | 24% | 19% |
| Mar 8 | 39°F | 15°F | 74°F 2000 | -17°F 2008 | 24% | 19% |
| Mar 9 | 40°F | 16°F | 70°F 2016 | -18°F 1995 | 24% | 18% |
| Mar 10 | 40°F | 16°F | 62°F 2021 | -22°F 2003 | 24% | 18% |
| Mar 11 | 41°F | 17°F | 64°F 2025 | -14°F 2003 | 24% | 18% |
| Mar 12 | 41°F | 17°F | 66°F 2012 | -14°F 2009 | 24% | 17% |
| Mar 13 | 42°F | 18°F | 69°F 2016 | -17°F 1993 | 24% | 17% |
| Mar 14 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 2012 | -22°F 1993 | 24% | 16% |
| Mar 15 | 43°F | 19°F | 75°F 2025 | -15°F 1997 | 24% | 16% |
| Mar 16 | 43°F | 19°F | 66°F 2012 | -17°F 1997 | 24% | 16% |
| Mar 17 | 43°F | 19°F | 79°F 2012 | -17°F 1993 | 24% | 15% |
| Mar 18 | 44°F | 20°F | 82°F 2012 | -18°F 1993 | 24% | 15% |
| Mar 19 | 44°F | 20°F | 81°F 2012 | -1°F 2023 | 25% | 14% |
| Mar 20 | 45°F | 21°F | 79°F 2012 | 2°F 2013 | 25% | 14% |
| Mar 21 | 45°F | 21°F | 64°F 2012 | -11°F 2013 | 25% | 14% |
| Mar 22 | 46°F | 22°F | 77°F 2026 | -9°F 2013 | 25% | 13% |
| Mar 23 | 46°F | 22°F | 65°F 2012 | -5°F 2013 | 25% | 13% |
| Mar 24 | 47°F | 23°F | 71°F 2012 | -5°F 2011 | 25% | 12% |
| Mar 25 | 47°F | 23°F | 71°F 2012 | -3°F 2011 | 26% | 12% |
| Mar 26 | 48°F | 24°F | 73°F 2007 | -20°F 1996 | 26% | 12% |
| Mar 27 | 48°F | 24°F | 83°F 2007 | -13°F 1996 | 26% | 11% |
| Mar 28 | 49°F | 25°F | 70°F 2012 | 0°F 2011 | 26% | 11% |
| Mar 29 | 49°F | 25°F | 66°F 1998 | 3°F 2011 | 27% | 10% |
| Mar 30 | 50°F | 25°F | 70°F 1999 | 2°F 2023 | 27% | 10% |
| Mar 31 | 50°F | 26°F | 73°F 2010 | 16°F 2011 | 27% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212881 (Forest Lake 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218986, 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.