Otter Tail County Weather in March
Average highs run from 29°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 8°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.24 in.
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
- 1.24 in
- Snowfall
- 7.8 in
- Record high
- 80°FMar 28, 1946
- Record low
- -31°FMar 11, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 07 min to 12 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 13.0 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 | 29°F | 8°F | 55°F 1918 | -27°F 1962 | 18% | |
| Mar 2 | 29°F | 8°F | 58°F 1992 | -21°F 1919 | 18% | |
| Mar 3 | 30°F | 9°F | 59°F 1905 | -20°F 1893 | 18% | |
| Mar 4 | 30°F | 9°F | 61°F 2000 | -25°F 1917 | 18% | |
| Mar 5 | 31°F | 10°F | 64°F 2000 | -21°F 1920 | 18% | |
| Mar 6 | 31°F | 10°F | 68°F 2000 | -20°F 1920 | 17% | |
| Mar 7 | 31°F | 11°F | 65°F 1987 | -20°F 1955 | 17% | |
| Mar 8 | 32°F | 11°F | 68°F 1987 | -18°F 1995 | 17% | |
| Mar 9 | 32°F | 12°F | 61°F 1902 | -20°F 1951 | 16% | |
| Mar 10 | 33°F | 12°F | 57°F 1902 | -30°F 1948 | 16% | |
| Mar 11 | 33°F | 13°F | 56°F 1902 | -31°F 1948 | 16% | |
| Mar 12 | 34°F | 13°F | 60°F 1938 | -15°F 1896 | 15% | |
| Mar 13 | 34°F | 14°F | 63°F 1990 | -27°F 1896 | 15% | |
| Mar 14 | 35°F | 14°F | 60°F 1935 | -31°F 1897 | 15% | |
| Mar 15 | 35°F | 15°F | 65°F 1981 | -31°F 1897 | 15% | |
| Mar 16 | 36°F | 15°F | 64°F 2003 | -15°F 1900 | 14% | |
| Mar 17 | 36°F | 16°F | 70°F 1968 | -19°F 1923 | 14% | |
| Mar 18 | 37°F | 16°F | 72°F 1938 | -20°F 1923 | 14% | |
| Mar 19 | 37°F | 17°F | 71°F 1938 | -10°F 1908 | 13% | |
| Mar 20 | 38°F | 17°F | 62°F 1991 | -12°F 1899 | 13% | |
| Mar 21 | 38°F | 18°F | 69°F 1910 | -13°F 1965 | 13% | |
| Mar 22 | 39°F | 18°F | 75°F 1945 | -7°F 1896 | 13% | |
| Mar 23 | 39°F | 19°F | 77°F 1910 | -13°F 1965 | 12% | |
| Mar 24 | 40°F | 19°F | 76°F 1939 | -23°F 1974 | 12% | |
| Mar 25 | 40°F | 20°F | 72°F 1925 | -7°F 1894 | 12% | |
| Mar 26 | 41°F | 20°F | 66°F 1968 | -11°F 1996 | 11% | |
| Mar 27 | 42°F | 21°F | 76°F 1946 | -5°F 1964 | 11% | |
| Mar 28 | 42°F | 21°F | 80°F 1946 | -5°F 1964 | 11% | |
| Mar 29 | 43°F | 22°F | 75°F 1946 | -13°F 1969 | 10% | |
| Mar 30 | 43°F | 22°F | 78°F 1967 | -13°F 1969 | 10% | |
| Mar 31 | 44°F | 23°F | 78°F 1963 | -3°F 1969 | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216276 (Ottertail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212768, 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.