Lester Prairie climate

Lester Prairie Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dassel 3SE, 25.6 km from Lester Prairie

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.38 in over about 6 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 Lester Prairie, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.38 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
79°FMar 27, 2007
Record low
-19°FMar 2, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.6 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 131°F12°F57°F 2024-10°F 201918%15%
Mar 232°F12°F58°F 2024-19°F 201418%15%
Mar 332°F13°F62°F 2024-17°F 201918%14%
Mar 433°F13°F70°F 2024-17°F 201918%14%
Mar 533°F14°F47°F 2026-17°F 201518%14%
Mar 634°F14°F61°F 2017-10°F 201518%13%
Mar 734°F15°F68°F 2017-14°F 200818%13%
Mar 835°F15°F61°F 2021-12°F 200818%13%
Mar 935°F16°F65°F 20165°F 201819%12%
Mar 1036°F16°F62°F 20211°F 200819%12%
Mar 1136°F17°F70°F 2025-5°F 200919%12%
Mar 1237°F17°F70°F 2024-9°F 200919%12%
Mar 1337°F18°F70°F 2024-8°F 200919%11%
Mar 1438°F18°F64°F 2012-4°F 202319%11%
Mar 1538°F19°F73°F 2025-3°F 202319%11%
Mar 1639°F19°F70°F 2015-2°F 202619%11%
Mar 1739°F20°F78°F 2012-2°F 202620%10%
Mar 1840°F20°F76°F 2012-4°F 202620%10%
Mar 1941°F21°F78°F 2012-1°F 202320%10%
Mar 2041°F21°F78°F 2012-1°F 202320%10%
Mar 2142°F22°F63°F 2015-6°F 201320%9%
Mar 2242°F22°F74°F 2026-5°F 201320%9%
Mar 2343°F23°F65°F 20128°F 201321%9%
Mar 2443°F23°F68°F 20129°F 200821%9%
Mar 2544°F24°F68°F 200410°F 201421%9%
Mar 2644°F24°F71°F 202610°F 201421%8%
Mar 2745°F25°F79°F 20077°F 201321%8%
Mar 2845°F25°F65°F 20124°F 202322%8%
Mar 2946°F26°F74°F 20251°F 202322%8%
Mar 3046°F26°F74°F 20212°F 202322%8%
Mar 3147°F27°F75°F 20268°F 202322%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lester Prairie, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212023 (Dassel 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211065, 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.