La Plata Weather in March
Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.62 in over about 10 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
- 52°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 2.62 in
- Snowfall
- 2.2 in
- Record high
- 91°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -16°FMar 5, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 33°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 45°F | 25°F | 75°F 2006 | -9°F 1962 | 28% | 7% |
| Mar 2 | 45°F | 26°F | 78°F 2022 | -3°F 2014 | 28% | 7% |
| Mar 3 | 46°F | 26°F | 79°F 2024 | -7°F 2014 | 29% | 6% |
| Mar 4 | 46°F | 26°F | 77°F 2024 | -8°F 1960 | 29% | 6% |
| Mar 5 | 47°F | 27°F | 77°F 1956 | -16°F 1960 | 29% | 6% |
| Mar 6 | 47°F | 27°F | 74°F 2012 | -9°F 1960 | 29% | 6% |
| Mar 7 | 48°F | 27°F | 78°F 2000 | 9°F 1953 | 29% | 6% |
| Mar 8 | 48°F | 28°F | 73°F 1970 | 3°F 1967 | 29% | 5% |
| Mar 9 | 49°F | 28°F | 76°F 2026 | 4°F 1969 | 30% | 5% |
| Mar 10 | 49°F | 29°F | 85°F 2026 | -1°F 1948 | 30% | 5% |
| Mar 11 | 50°F | 29°F | 80°F 1972 | -7°F 1948 | 30% | 5% |
| Mar 12 | 50°F | 29°F | 73°F 2024 | -6°F 1948 | 30% | 5% |
| Mar 13 | 51°F | 30°F | 79°F 2025 | 9°F 1950 | 30% | 5% |
| Mar 14 | 51°F | 30°F | 84°F 2025 | 12°F 1960 | 30% | 4% |
| Mar 15 | 51°F | 30°F | 80°F 2012 | 7°F 2017 | 31% | 4% |
| Mar 16 | 52°F | 31°F | 82°F 2012 | 8°F 1951 | 31% | 4% |
| Mar 17 | 52°F | 31°F | 78°F 2012 | 3°F 2026 | 31% | 4% |
| Mar 18 | 53°F | 31°F | 79°F 2012 | 8°F 1960 | 31% | 4% |
| Mar 19 | 53°F | 32°F | 80°F 2012 | 7°F 1965 | 31% | 4% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 32°F | 85°F 2026 | 11°F 1951 | 32% | 4% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 32°F | 91°F 2026 | 6°F 1960 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 74°F 1966 | 11°F 2002 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 55°F | 33°F | 77°F 2009 | 8°F 1960 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 24 | 56°F | 33°F | 78°F 1967 | 7°F 1965 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 56°F | 34°F | 83°F 2026 | 4°F 1955 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 26 | 56°F | 34°F | 86°F 2026 | 2°F 1955 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 27 | 57°F | 34°F | 76°F 1956 | 16°F 1964 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 28 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1963 | 17°F 1970 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 58°F | 35°F | 76°F 1963 | 14°F 1969 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 58°F | 36°F | 84°F 2026 | 11°F 1964 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 58°F | 36°F | 81°F 2026 | 21°F 1969 | 34% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014938 (Kirksville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014938, 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.