Benton County climate

Benton County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Truman Dam & Rsvr, 11.6 km from Benton County

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.04 in over about 10 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 Benton County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.04 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
93°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
2°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 151°F29°F77°F 200613°F 199625%7%
Mar 252°F30°F83°F 200616°F 201525%7%
Mar 352°F30°F79°F 20222°F 201426%6%
Mar 452°F30°F84°F 19832°F 201426%6%
Mar 553°F31°F77°F 20245°F 201926%6%
Mar 653°F31°F83°F 19876°F 201927%6%
Mar 753°F31°F77°F 200010°F 198927%5%
Mar 854°F32°F80°F 20004°F 199627%5%
Mar 954°F32°F81°F 19924°F 199628%5%
Mar 1055°F32°F81°F 202611°F 199828%5%
Mar 1155°F32°F81°F 202612°F 199829%4%
Mar 1255°F33°F81°F 20255°F 199829%4%
Mar 1356°F33°F81°F 20066°F 199829%4%
Mar 1456°F33°F83°F 202513°F 202230%4%
Mar 1557°F34°F80°F 202416°F 198830%4%
Mar 1657°F34°F80°F 198313°F 202630%3%
Mar 1757°F34°F78°F 201514°F 202631%3%
Mar 1858°F35°F84°F 198218°F 201431%3%
Mar 1958°F35°F78°F 199518°F 201432%3%
Mar 2059°F35°F82°F 202621°F 202332%3%
Mar 2159°F35°F91°F 202614°F 198632%3%
Mar 2259°F36°F93°F 202616°F 200232%3%
Mar 2360°F36°F85°F 199517°F 200233%3%
Mar 2460°F36°F83°F 198822°F 199033%3%
Mar 2561°F37°F80°F 200318°F 199633%2%
Mar 2661°F37°F87°F 202616°F 199634%2%
Mar 2761°F37°F91°F 202619°F 199634%2%
Mar 2862°F38°F82°F 202024°F 200134%2%
Mar 2962°F38°F80°F 198527°F 202334%2%
Mar 3063°F38°F85°F 198623°F 198835%2%
Mar 3163°F39°F85°F 202620°F 198735%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238466 (Truman Dam & Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238466, 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.