Rice County Weather in March
Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.92 in over about 8 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 1.92 in
- Snowfall
- 6.4 in
- Record high
- 81°FMar 23, 1910
- Record low
- -30°FMar 11, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 25°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 | 33°F | 14°F | 60°F 1923 | -26°F 1962 | 22% | 14% |
| Mar 2 | 34°F | 14°F | 60°F 1923 | -15°F 1972 | 22% | 14% |
| Mar 3 | 34°F | 15°F | 65°F 1905 | -9°F 1916 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 4 | 35°F | 15°F | 61°F 1983 | -15°F 1917 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 5 | 35°F | 16°F | 63°F 1983 | -18°F 1960 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 6 | 36°F | 16°F | 70°F 2000 | -17°F 1989 | 23% | 13% |
| Mar 7 | 36°F | 16°F | 69°F 2000 | -15°F 1989 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 77°F 2000 | -9°F 2008 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 9 | 37°F | 17°F | 69°F 2000 | -12°F 1951 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 10 | 37°F | 18°F | 62°F 1911 | -13°F 1948 | 23% | 12% |
| Mar 11 | 38°F | 18°F | 62°F 1911 | -30°F 1948 | 23% | 11% |
| Mar 12 | 38°F | 19°F | 64°F 1934 | -19°F 1956 | 23% | 11% |
| Mar 13 | 39°F | 19°F | 68°F 1990 | -15°F 1975 | 23% | 11% |
| Mar 14 | 39°F | 20°F | 67°F 1911 | -16°F 1897 | 23% | 11% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 20°F | 68°F 1927 | -8°F 1956 | 24% | 10% |
| Mar 16 | 40°F | 21°F | 72°F 1930 | -12°F 1900 | 24% | 10% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 21°F | 68°F 1930 | -8°F 1902 | 24% | 10% |
| Mar 18 | 41°F | 21°F | 72°F 1921 | -8°F 1923 | 24% | 9% |
| Mar 19 | 42°F | 22°F | 71°F 1910 | -15°F 1923 | 24% | 9% |
| Mar 20 | 42°F | 22°F | 72°F 1934 | -4°F 1965 | 25% | 9% |
| Mar 21 | 43°F | 23°F | 76°F 1938 | -7°F 1965 | 25% | 8% |
| Mar 22 | 43°F | 23°F | 71°F 1928 | -7°F 1965 | 25% | 8% |
| Mar 23 | 44°F | 24°F | 81°F 1910 | -10°F 1965 | 25% | 8% |
| Mar 24 | 44°F | 24°F | 78°F 1928 | -10°F 1965 | 26% | 7% |
| Mar 25 | 45°F | 24°F | 78°F 1939 | -2°F 1952 | 26% | 7% |
| Mar 26 | 45°F | 25°F | 81°F 1907 | -8°F 1996 | 26% | 7% |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 25°F | 78°F 2007 | -7°F 1996 | 27% | 7% |
| Mar 28 | 46°F | 26°F | 77°F 1946 | 1°F 1969 | 27% | 6% |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 26°F | 76°F 1910 | -5°F 1969 | 27% | 6% |
| Mar 30 | 47°F | 26°F | 81°F 1968 | -3°F 1969 | 28% | 6% |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 27°F | 76°F 1943 | 1°F 1924 | 28% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212721 (Faribault), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212721, 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.