Medford climate

Medford Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Owatonna, 8.6 km from Medford

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.99 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 Medford, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.99 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
81°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-32°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
26°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 132°F15°F58°F 1992-32°F 196222%12%
Mar 233°F16°F58°F 1992-18°F 201422%12%
Mar 333°F16°F64°F 1983-18°F 201422%12%
Mar 433°F16°F73°F 2024-16°F 197822%12%
Mar 534°F17°F62°F 1983-16°F 201922%11%
Mar 634°F17°F70°F 2000-12°F 196223%11%
Mar 735°F18°F75°F 1987-9°F 198623%11%
Mar 835°F18°F77°F 2000-10°F 199523%11%
Mar 936°F19°F71°F 2000-14°F 198423%10%
Mar 1036°F19°F63°F 2021-8°F 199823%10%
Mar 1137°F20°F65°F 2015-11°F 200924%10%
Mar 1237°F20°F74°F 2024-15°F 200924%10%
Mar 1338°F21°F69°F 1990-14°F 197524%9%
Mar 1438°F21°F69°F 2024-13°F 197524%9%
Mar 1539°F22°F72°F 2012-7°F 197924%9%
Mar 1640°F22°F72°F 2012-4°F 199725%8%
Mar 1740°F22°F78°F 2012-6°F 199325%8%
Mar 1841°F23°F79°F 2012-4°F 198925%8%
Mar 1941°F23°F78°F 2012-5°F 196525%8%
Mar 2042°F24°F77°F 2012-11°F 196526%7%
Mar 2142°F24°F63°F 2012-10°F 196526%7%
Mar 2243°F25°F78°F 20260°F 201326%7%
Mar 2343°F25°F69°F 1963-4°F 197427%6%
Mar 2444°F25°F72°F 1963-8°F 197427%6%
Mar 2544°F26°F70°F 19684°F 196627%6%
Mar 2645°F26°F73°F 2007-6°F 196528%6%
Mar 2746°F27°F77°F 2007-3°F 199628%5%
Mar 2846°F27°F76°F 19688°F 196429%5%
Mar 2947°F27°F81°F 1986-4°F 196929%5%
Mar 3047°F28°F81°F 1968-3°F 196929%5%
Mar 3148°F28°F81°F 19682°F 197530%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Medford, 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 6:50 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216287 (Owatonna), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216287, 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.