Pelican Rapids climate

Pelican Rapids Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rothsay, 18.5 km from Pelican Rapids

Average highs run from 29°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 9°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 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 Pelican Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.08 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
78°FMar 23, 1910
Record low
-40°FMar 4, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 07 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
21°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 129°F9°F54°F 2024-38°F 196220%16%
Mar 229°F10°F52°F 1905-36°F 191620%16%
Mar 330°F10°F59°F 2000-35°F 191620%16%
Mar 430°F11°F61°F 2000-40°F 191720%15%
Mar 531°F11°F69°F 2000-28°F 200320%15%
Mar 631°F12°F66°F 1987-33°F 199620%15%
Mar 732°F13°F70°F 2000-31°F 195520%15%
Mar 832°F13°F58°F 1898-28°F 190820%14%
Mar 933°F14°F58°F 1898-24°F 195120%14%
Mar 1033°F14°F62°F 2025-40°F 194820%14%
Mar 1134°F15°F66°F 2024-38°F 194820%13%
Mar 1234°F15°F66°F 2016-33°F 189620%13%
Mar 1335°F16°F63°F 2012-31°F 189620%13%
Mar 1435°F16°F65°F 1981-32°F 189620%12%
Mar 1536°F17°F73°F 2015-21°F 195620%12%
Mar 1636°F17°F74°F 2012-24°F 189920%12%
Mar 1737°F18°F73°F 2012-20°F 190920%12%
Mar 1837°F18°F73°F 2012-25°F 192320%11%
Mar 1938°F19°F74°F 2012-23°F 190820%11%
Mar 2038°F20°F68°F 1910-20°F 189920%11%
Mar 2139°F20°F70°F 1910-28°F 196520%10%
Mar 2240°F20°F68°F 2012-19°F 195520%10%
Mar 2340°F21°F78°F 1910-27°F 196521%10%
Mar 2441°F21°F70°F 2012-34°F 197421%10%
Mar 2541°F22°F69°F 1925-23°F 199621%9%
Mar 2642°F22°F64°F 1968-16°F 189921%9%
Mar 2742°F23°F67°F 1968-20°F 195521%9%
Mar 2843°F23°F71°F 1946-16°F 196421%8%
Mar 2943°F24°F72°F 1986-16°F 196921%8%
Mar 3044°F24°F74°F 1967-18°F 196921%8%
Mar 3144°F25°F74°F 1963-5°F 192321%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelican Rapids, 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 7:03 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00217149 (Rothsay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212142, 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.