Preston Weather in March
Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 in over about 9 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
- 41°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 2.00 in
- Snowfall
- 7.5 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 29, 2025
- Record low
- -35°FMar 1, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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 | 34°F | 14°F | 59°F 2000 | -35°F 1962 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 2 | 34°F | 15°F | 61°F 1964 | -15°F 1962 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 3 | 35°F | 15°F | 63°F 2024 | -24°F 2014 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 4 | 35°F | 16°F | 74°F 2024 | -16°F 2002 | 26% | 18% |
| Mar 5 | 36°F | 16°F | 66°F 1983 | -15°F 1960 | 26% | 18% |
| Mar 6 | 36°F | 17°F | 69°F 2000 | -10°F 1989 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 7 | 36°F | 17°F | 70°F 2000 | -17°F 1960 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 77°F 2000 | -13°F 2008 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 9 | 37°F | 18°F | 72°F 2000 | -16°F 1975 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 10 | 38°F | 18°F | 63°F 1977 | -9°F 1984 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 11 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 2025 | -6°F 1969 | 27% | 15% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 19°F | 70°F 2024 | -11°F 1993 | 27% | 15% |
| Mar 13 | 39°F | 20°F | 73°F 2024 | -14°F 1975 | 27% | 15% |
| Mar 14 | 40°F | 20°F | 67°F 2012 | -16°F 1993 | 27% | 14% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 20°F | 76°F 2025 | -9°F 1956 | 28% | 14% |
| Mar 16 | 41°F | 21°F | 76°F 2012 | -12°F 1997 | 28% | 13% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 21°F | 80°F 2012 | -2°F 1959 | 28% | 13% |
| Mar 18 | 42°F | 22°F | 81°F 2012 | -19°F 1965 | 28% | 12% |
| Mar 19 | 42°F | 22°F | 80°F 2012 | -3°F 1989 | 28% | 12% |
| Mar 20 | 43°F | 22°F | 76°F 2012 | -20°F 1965 | 28% | 11% |
| Mar 21 | 43°F | 23°F | 72°F 1953 | -15°F 1965 | 29% | 11% |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 23°F | 78°F 2026 | -2°F 2013 | 29% | 11% |
| Mar 23 | 44°F | 24°F | 75°F 2012 | 0°F 1974 | 29% | 10% |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 24°F | 79°F 1963 | -7°F 1965 | 29% | 10% |
| Mar 25 | 45°F | 24°F | 72°F 1968 | 0°F 1966 | 30% | 9% |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 25°F | 79°F 2007 | -8°F 1965 | 30% | 9% |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 25°F | 81°F 2007 | -3°F 1964 | 30% | 9% |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 75°F 1968 | -4°F 1955 | 30% | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 26°F | 83°F 2025 | -6°F 1969 | 31% | 8% |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 26°F | 82°F 1986 | -4°F 1969 | 31% | 8% |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 26°F | 77°F 2026 | -3°F 1969 | 31% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216654 (Preston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216654, 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.