Long Prairie Weather in March
Average highs run from 28°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 8°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 1.54 in
- Snowfall
- 8.6 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 23, 1910
- Record low
- -37°FMar 11, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 08 min to 12 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 12.5 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 | 28°F | 8°F | 60°F 1992 | -35°F 1962 | 26% | 20% |
| Mar 2 | 29°F | 9°F | 57°F 1992 | -23°F 1950 | 26% | 20% |
| Mar 3 | 29°F | 9°F | 64°F 1905 | -22°F 2019 | 26% | 20% |
| Mar 4 | 30°F | 10°F | 63°F 2024 | -34°F 1917 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 5 | 30°F | 10°F | 67°F 2000 | -22°F 1960 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 6 | 31°F | 11°F | 68°F 1987 | -23°F 2015 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 7 | 31°F | 11°F | 74°F 1987 | -23°F 1967 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 8 | 32°F | 12°F | 72°F 1987 | -23°F 2008 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 9 | 32°F | 12°F | 62°F 2016 | -25°F 1951 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 10 | 33°F | 13°F | 60°F 2021 | -14°F 1975 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 11 | 33°F | 13°F | 64°F 2025 | -37°F 1948 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 12 | 34°F | 14°F | 67°F 2024 | -25°F 2009 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 13 | 34°F | 14°F | 68°F 2016 | -26°F 2009 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 14 | 35°F | 15°F | 62°F 1981 | -23°F 1897 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 15 | 35°F | 15°F | 69°F 2025 | -30°F 1897 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 16 | 36°F | 16°F | 69°F 2015 | -15°F 1900 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 17 | 36°F | 16°F | 75°F 2012 | -15°F 1993 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 18 | 37°F | 16°F | 73°F 2012 | -10°F 1893 | 28% | 15% |
| Mar 19 | 37°F | 17°F | 75°F 1910 | -13°F 1908 | 28% | 15% |
| Mar 20 | 38°F | 17°F | 74°F 1910 | -14°F 1965 | 28% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 38°F | 18°F | 76°F 1910 | -13°F 1965 | 28% | 15% |
| Mar 22 | 39°F | 18°F | 75°F 1910 | -8°F 1898 | 28% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 39°F | 19°F | 83°F 1910 | -15°F 1965 | 29% | 14% |
| Mar 24 | 40°F | 19°F | 72°F 1910 | -24°F 1965 | 29% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 40°F | 20°F | 72°F 2012 | -13°F 1965 | 29% | 14% |
| Mar 26 | 41°F | 20°F | 71°F 2026 | -16°F 1965 | 29% | 14% |
| Mar 27 | 42°F | 20°F | 76°F 1946 | -4°F 1964 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 42°F | 21°F | 78°F 1946 | -11°F 1970 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 29 | 43°F | 21°F | 77°F 1910 | -8°F 1969 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 30 | 43°F | 22°F | 78°F 2021 | -12°F 1975 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 31 | 44°F | 22°F | 73°F 1968 | -8°F 1969 | 31% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214861 (Long Prairie), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214861, 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.