De Soto climate

De Soto Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Festus, 17.1 km from De Soto

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 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 De Soto, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
94°FMar 24, 1929
Record low
-11°FMar 6, 1960
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
6.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 151°F29°F75°F 19764°F 196028%4%
Mar 251°F29°F81°F 20221°F 198029%4%
Mar 351°F30°F79°F 1946-2°F 194329%4%
Mar 452°F30°F81°F 1974-1°F 197829%4%
Mar 552°F30°F84°F 1910-10°F 196029%4%
Mar 652°F31°F84°F 1956-11°F 196030%4%
Mar 753°F31°F80°F 19251°F 194330%3%
Mar 853°F31°F81°F 19742°F 194330%3%
Mar 954°F31°F79°F 19256°F 193230%3%
Mar 1054°F32°F82°F 19552°F 196031%3%
Mar 1154°F32°F82°F 19677°F 194831%3%
Mar 1255°F32°F85°F 19670°F 194831%3%
Mar 1355°F33°F87°F 19675°F 196831%3%
Mar 1455°F33°F82°F 20127°F 196031%3%
Mar 1556°F33°F80°F 192111°F 197932%2%
Mar 1656°F34°F81°F 194513°F 198832%2%
Mar 1757°F34°F81°F 198215°F 194132%2%
Mar 1857°F34°F79°F 20129°F 196032%2%
Mar 1957°F35°F89°F 19073°F 192333%2%
Mar 2058°F35°F84°F 19488°F 196533%2%
Mar 2158°F35°F89°F 190711°F 196033%2%
Mar 2259°F36°F90°F 191015°F 200233%2%
Mar 2359°F36°F90°F 191016°F 196033%2%
Mar 2459°F36°F94°F 19292°F 197433%2%
Mar 2560°F36°F83°F 19077°F 197433%1%
Mar 2660°F37°F82°F 19914°F 195533%1%
Mar 2761°F37°F85°F 191014°F 195533%1%
Mar 2861°F37°F85°F 191017°F 194733%1%
Mar 2962°F38°F87°F 191019°F 192133%1%
Mar 3062°F38°F85°F 201216°F 196434%1%
Mar 3162°F38°F86°F 194016°F 192334%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at De Soto, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00232850 (Festus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232809, 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.