Petroleum County Weather in March
Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 5 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 0.62 in
- Snowfall
- 4.8 in
- Record high
- 80°FMar 29, 1978
- Record low
- -32°FMar 3, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 06 min to 12 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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 | 41°F | 14°F | 67°F 1986 | -17°F 1960 | 14% | 9% |
| Mar 2 | 41°F | 14°F | 66°F 1994 | -22°F 2014 | 14% | 9% |
| Mar 3 | 41°F | 14°F | 70°F 1986 | -32°F 1960 | 14% | 9% |
| Mar 4 | 42°F | 15°F | 76°F 1987 | -20°F 1960 | 14% | 9% |
| Mar 5 | 42°F | 15°F | 77°F 1987 | -26°F 1947 | 14% | 9% |
| Mar 6 | 43°F | 15°F | 73°F 1987 | -25°F 1951 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 7 | 43°F | 16°F | 66°F 1986 | -18°F 1951 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 8 | 44°F | 16°F | 68°F 2026 | -31°F 1951 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 9 | 44°F | 17°F | 71°F 1972 | -18°F 2002 | 15% | 8% |
| Mar 10 | 44°F | 17°F | 76°F 1983 | -23°F 1948 | 15% | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 45°F | 17°F | 74°F 1983 | -23°F 1951 | 15% | 7% |
| Mar 12 | 45°F | 18°F | 75°F 2007 | -20°F 1950 | 15% | 7% |
| Mar 13 | 46°F | 18°F | 68°F 1972 | -9°F 1962 | 15% | 7% |
| Mar 14 | 46°F | 19°F | 75°F 1935 | -17°F 1967 | 15% | 7% |
| Mar 15 | 47°F | 19°F | 72°F 1979 | -14°F 1967 | 15% | 7% |
| Mar 16 | 47°F | 19°F | 73°F 1994 | -8°F 1943 | 15% | 7% |
| Mar 17 | 47°F | 20°F | 72°F 2007 | -10°F 1965 | 16% | 7% |
| Mar 18 | 48°F | 20°F | 74°F 2017 | -18°F 1965 | 16% | 6% |
| Mar 19 | 48°F | 21°F | 76°F 2026 | -3°F 1965 | 16% | 6% |
| Mar 20 | 49°F | 21°F | 77°F 2026 | -9°F 1965 | 16% | 6% |
| Mar 21 | 49°F | 22°F | 74°F 1939 | -23°F 2002 | 17% | 6% |
| Mar 22 | 49°F | 22°F | 72°F 1939 | -6°F 2002 | 17% | 6% |
| Mar 23 | 50°F | 22°F | 77°F 1993 | -11°F 1965 | 17% | 6% |
| Mar 24 | 50°F | 23°F | 76°F 1956 | -18°F 1964 | 17% | 6% |
| Mar 25 | 51°F | 23°F | 76°F 1956 | -14°F 1955 | 17% | 5% |
| Mar 26 | 51°F | 23°F | 77°F 1960 | -16°F 1937 | 18% | 5% |
| Mar 27 | 51°F | 24°F | 75°F 2025 | -14°F 1937 | 18% | 5% |
| Mar 28 | 52°F | 24°F | 77°F 1986 | -10°F 1965 | 18% | 5% |
| Mar 29 | 52°F | 25°F | 80°F 1978 | -11°F 1987 | 18% | 5% |
| Mar 30 | 52°F | 25°F | 79°F 1978 | -10°F 1936 | 19% | 5% |
| Mar 31 | 52°F | 25°F | 76°F 2015 | -11°F 1935 | 19% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248498 (Valentine), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243727, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.