Heron Lake climate

Heron Lake Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lakefield 2NE, 17 km from Heron Lake

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.53 in over about 8 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 Heron Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.53 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
85°FMar 29, 2025
Record low
-30°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
13.2 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°F14°F60°F 2024-25°F 196223%24%
Mar 232°F14°F69°F 1974-17°F 191623%23%
Mar 333°F15°F66°F 2024-14°F 201923%23%
Mar 433°F15°F68°F 2024-16°F 191723%23%
Mar 534°F16°F72°F 2000-24°F 196023%23%
Mar 634°F16°F71°F 2000-12°F 198924%22%
Mar 735°F17°F77°F 2000-15°F 200824%22%
Mar 835°F17°F75°F 1987-8°F 190824%22%
Mar 936°F18°F70°F 2026-17°F 198424%21%
Mar 1036°F18°F68°F 2021-13°F 194824%21%
Mar 1137°F19°F71°F 2025-30°F 194824%20%
Mar 1237°F19°F77°F 2024-18°F 195624%20%
Mar 1338°F20°F68°F 1990-15°F 197524%20%
Mar 1438°F20°F72°F 2024-17°F 196025%19%
Mar 1539°F20°F75°F 2025-9°F 197925%19%
Mar 1639°F21°F74°F 2012-6°F 201725%19%
Mar 1740°F21°F80°F 2012-8°F 190925%18%
Mar 1840°F22°F77°F 2012-5°F 198925%18%
Mar 1941°F22°F81°F 2012-1°F 195126%18%
Mar 2042°F23°F77°F 2012-3°F 195126%17%
Mar 2142°F23°F76°F 1910-6°F 195126%17%
Mar 2243°F23°F82°F 2026-2°F 195527%16%
Mar 2343°F24°F83°F 1910-2°F 197427%16%
Mar 2444°F24°F81°F 20042°F 195127%16%
Mar 2544°F25°F79°F 1910-4°F 195228%15%
Mar 2645°F25°F81°F 2007-2°F 193728%15%
Mar 2745°F25°F79°F 1907-2°F 199628%15%
Mar 2846°F26°F80°F 19104°F 196929%14%
Mar 2946°F26°F85°F 2025-6°F 196929%14%
Mar 3047°F27°F84°F 1968-8°F 196929%14%
Mar 3147°F27°F84°F 20264°F 196930%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Heron Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214453 (Lakefield 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219033, 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.