McLeod County Weather in March
Average highs run from 30°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 in over about 6 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 1.51 in
- Snowfall
- 7.6 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 30, 1968
- Record low
- -32°FMar 1, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 30°F | 13°F | 55°F 1985 | -32°F 1962 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 2 | 31°F | 13°F | 60°F 1990 | -12°F 1972 | 17% | 11% |
| Mar 3 | 31°F | 14°F | 59°F 2000 | -7°F 1899 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 4 | 32°F | 14°F | 68°F 1983 | -22°F 1917 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 5 | 32°F | 15°F | 71°F 2000 | -19°F 1920 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 6 | 33°F | 15°F | 70°F 2000 | -17°F 1920 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 7 | 33°F | 16°F | 75°F 2000 | -15°F 1920 | 17% | 9% |
| Mar 8 | 34°F | 16°F | 74°F 1987 | -12°F 2003 | 18% | 9% |
| Mar 9 | 34°F | 17°F | 57°F 1902 | -13°F 1984 | 18% | 9% |
| Mar 10 | 35°F | 18°F | 57°F 1902 | -10°F 1918 | 18% | 9% |
| Mar 11 | 35°F | 18°F | 59°F 1902 | -10°F 1969 | 18% | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 36°F | 19°F | 60°F 1900 | -15°F 1897 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 13 | 36°F | 19°F | 68°F 1990 | -27°F 1897 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 14 | 37°F | 20°F | 65°F 1981 | -20°F 1897 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 15 | 37°F | 20°F | 67°F 2003 | -8°F 1900 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 16 | 38°F | 21°F | 66°F 1968 | -9°F 1902 | 20% | 8% |
| Mar 17 | 38°F | 21°F | 67°F 1966 | -9°F 1993 | 20% | 8% |
| Mar 18 | 39°F | 22°F | 74°F 1921 | -4°F 1989 | 20% | 7% |
| Mar 19 | 40°F | 22°F | 70°F 1918 | -7°F 1965 | 20% | 7% |
| Mar 20 | 40°F | 23°F | 69°F 1918 | -13°F 1965 | 21% | 7% |
| Mar 21 | 41°F | 23°F | 60°F 1987 | -15°F 1965 | 21% | 7% |
| Mar 22 | 41°F | 24°F | 65°F 1920 | -4°F 1899 | 21% | 7% |
| Mar 23 | 42°F | 24°F | 71°F 2003 | -9°F 1965 | 21% | 7% |
| Mar 24 | 42°F | 24°F | 73°F 1968 | -12°F 1965 | 22% | 7% |
| Mar 25 | 43°F | 25°F | 72°F 1968 | 2°F 1964 | 22% | 6% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 25°F | 68°F 1968 | -11°F 1996 | 22% | 6% |
| Mar 27 | 44°F | 26°F | 81°F 2007 | -1°F 1996 | 22% | 6% |
| Mar 28 | 45°F | 26°F | 76°F 1981 | 1°F 1921 | 23% | 6% |
| Mar 29 | 45°F | 27°F | 75°F 1986 | -8°F 1969 | 23% | 6% |
| Mar 30 | 46°F | 27°F | 83°F 1968 | -11°F 1969 | 23% | 6% |
| Mar 31 | 46°F | 27°F | 76°F 1968 | -2°F 1969 | 24% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211065 (Brownton Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00213962, 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.