Watkins climate

Watkins Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kimball 3N, 9.1 km from Watkins

Average highs run from 30°F on March 1 to 45°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.72 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watkins, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.72 in
Snowfall
10.1 in
Record high
81°FMar 30, 1968
Record low
-32°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 09 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
23°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 130°F12°F59°F 1990-32°F 196220%
Mar 230°F12°F59°F 1992-20°F 201419%
Mar 331°F13°F62°F 1983-22°F 201919%
Mar 431°F13°F69°F 2024-22°F 201919%
Mar 532°F14°F60°F 1987-16°F 200319%
Mar 632°F14°F71°F 1987-16°F 200319%
Mar 732°F15°F73°F 1987-18°F 196718%
Mar 833°F15°F73°F 1987-13°F 200818%
Mar 933°F16°F68°F 2000-17°F 199518%
Mar 1034°F16°F68°F 2000-11°F 200318%
Mar 1134°F16°F68°F 2024-28°F 194817%
Mar 1235°F17°F68°F 2024-11°F 195617%
Mar 1335°F17°F68°F 1990-15°F 199317%
Mar 1436°F18°F65°F 1981-13°F 199316%
Mar 1537°F18°F69°F 2012-10°F 199716%
Mar 1637°F19°F70°F 2015-6°F 199716%
Mar 1738°F19°F76°F 2012-10°F 194115%
Mar 1838°F20°F74°F 2012-5°F 196715%
Mar 1939°F20°F77°F 2012-7°F 194415%
Mar 2039°F21°F77°F 2012-8°F 196514%
Mar 2140°F21°F66°F 2012-14°F 196514%
Mar 2240°F22°F72°F 2026-2°F 194314%
Mar 2341°F22°F68°F 1945-12°F 196513%
Mar 2441°F22°F73°F 1968-14°F 196513%
Mar 2542°F23°F69°F 2012-2°F 195513%
Mar 2643°F23°F70°F 2026-12°F 199612%
Mar 2743°F24°F77°F 20072°F 196412%
Mar 2844°F24°F76°F 19462°F 196412%
Mar 2944°F25°F77°F 1986-9°F 196911%
Mar 3045°F25°F81°F 1968-9°F 196911%
Mar 3145°F26°F77°F 1968-2°F 196911%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watkins, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214373 (Kimball 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214778, 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.