New Madrid climate

New Madrid Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Madrid, 0.4 km from New Madrid

Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 34°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.35 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 New Madrid, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
4.35 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
86°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-4°FMar 5, 1960
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
11.6 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 153°F34°F77°F 197213°F 198030%2%
Mar 254°F34°F75°F 19929°F 198030%2%
Mar 354°F35°F79°F 201210°F 198030%2%
Mar 454°F35°F81°F 19765°F 196030%2%
Mar 555°F35°F79°F 2024-4°F 196030%2%
Mar 655°F36°F79°F 19513°F 196030%2%
Mar 755°F36°F78°F 20264°F 201530%2%
Mar 856°F36°F78°F 197411°F 199630%1%
Mar 956°F36°F78°F 200911°F 199630%1%
Mar 1056°F37°F76°F 195516°F 196030%1%
Mar 1157°F37°F79°F 202617°F 199830%1%
Mar 1257°F37°F79°F 196713°F 199831%1%
Mar 1357°F38°F81°F 196714°F 199831%1%
Mar 1458°F38°F81°F 196717°F 196031%1%
Mar 1558°F38°F82°F 201222°F 195431%1%
Mar 1658°F39°F80°F 197723°F 201731%1%
Mar 1759°F39°F77°F 199522°F 196031%1%
Mar 1859°F39°F76°F 199516°F 196032%1%
Mar 1959°F39°F81°F 201216°F 196532%1%
Mar 2060°F40°F82°F 201219°F 196532%1%
Mar 2160°F40°F84°F 202620°F 200232%1%
Mar 2260°F40°F86°F 202620°F 196832%1%
Mar 2361°F41°F86°F 202621°F 196032%1%
Mar 2461°F41°F81°F 201116°F 197432%1%
Mar 2561°F42°F82°F 196720°F 196032%1%
Mar 2662°F42°F83°F 200710°F 195532%0%
Mar 2762°F42°F85°F 202617°F 195533%0%
Mar 2862°F43°F83°F 198925°F 195533%0%
Mar 2963°F43°F85°F 201224°F 195533%0%
Mar 3063°F43°F85°F 201219°F 196433%0%
Mar 3163°F44°F83°F 200726°F 197233%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Madrid, 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 6:29 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236045 (New Madrid), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00237772, 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.