Douglas County climate

Douglas County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alexandria Muni AP, 8.7 km from Douglas County

Average highs run from 29°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in over about 5 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 Douglas County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.00 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
78°FMar 29, 2021
Record low
-34°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 09 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
22°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 129°F12°F59°F 1992-34°F 196215%13%
Mar 230°F12°F52°F 2024-20°F 197215%13%
Mar 330°F13°F63°F 2024-17°F 201915%13%
Mar 431°F13°F56°F 2000-18°F 196015%13%
Mar 531°F14°F68°F 2000-18°F 196016%13%
Mar 631°F15°F68°F 2017-19°F 195516%13%
Mar 732°F15°F71°F 1987-23°F 196716%13%
Mar 832°F16°F60°F 2016-17°F 199516%12%
Mar 933°F16°F61°F 2021-24°F 194816%12%
Mar 1033°F17°F65°F 2025-30°F 194817%12%
Mar 1134°F17°F68°F 2024-31°F 194817%12%
Mar 1234°F18°F69°F 2016-18°F 195617%12%
Mar 1335°F18°F62°F 2012-16°F 199317%12%
Mar 1436°F19°F70°F 2025-10°F 195618%11%
Mar 1536°F19°F70°F 2015-14°F 199718%11%
Mar 1637°F20°F75°F 2012-8°F 194118%11%
Mar 1737°F20°F75°F 2012-14°F 194118%11%
Mar 1838°F21°F76°F 2012-7°F 198919%11%
Mar 1938°F21°F75°F 2012-11°F 196519%10%
Mar 2039°F22°F59°F 2026-9°F 196519%10%
Mar 2139°F22°F66°F 2026-16°F 196520%10%
Mar 2240°F22°F74°F 1945-8°F 197420%10%
Mar 2340°F23°F69°F 2012-16°F 196521%10%
Mar 2441°F23°F71°F 2012-14°F 196521%9%
Mar 2541°F24°F67°F 2026-5°F 195521%9%
Mar 2642°F24°F69°F 2007-5°F 196422%9%
Mar 2742°F25°F75°F 1946-4°F 196422%9%
Mar 2843°F25°F77°F 1946-6°F 196923%8%
Mar 2943°F26°F78°F 2021-12°F 196923%8%
Mar 3044°F26°F75°F 1968-12°F 196924%8%
Mar 3144°F26°F75°F 1963-7°F 196924%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas 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 7:00 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014910 (Alexandria Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014910, 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.