Plains Weather in March
Average highs run from 47°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.11 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.11 in
- Snowfall
- 1.2 in
- Record high
- 80°FMar 30, 2004
- Record low
- -9°FMar 11, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 05 min to 12 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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 | 47°F | 24°F | 65°F 1968 | 0°F 1917 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 2 | 48°F | 24°F | 66°F 1968 | -3°F 1917 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 3 | 48°F | 25°F | 70°F 1968 | -5°F 1917 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 4 | 49°F | 25°F | 69°F 1968 | -3°F 1989 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 5 | 49°F | 25°F | 66°F 1968 | -4°F 1943 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 6 | 49°F | 25°F | 65°F 2015 | -4°F 1943 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 7 | 50°F | 26°F | 65°F 1941 | 2°F 1951 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 8 | 50°F | 26°F | 68°F 2004 | -4°F 1951 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 9 | 51°F | 26°F | 67°F 1953 | -3°F 1932 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 10 | 51°F | 26°F | 67°F 1946 | -8°F 1948 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 11 | 51°F | 27°F | 72°F 2015 | -9°F 1950 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 12 | 52°F | 27°F | 72°F 1934 | 2°F 1932 | 33% | 3% |
| Mar 13 | 52°F | 27°F | 70°F 1934 | -2°F 1944 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 14 | 52°F | 27°F | 72°F 1935 | -1°F 1944 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 15 | 53°F | 27°F | 72°F 1994 | -2°F 1944 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 16 | 53°F | 28°F | 71°F 1994 | 9°F 1920 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 17 | 53°F | 28°F | 72°F 1972 | 11°F 1917 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 18 | 54°F | 28°F | 72°F 2007 | 5°F 1943 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 19 | 54°F | 28°F | 71°F 1999 | 9°F 1920 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 28°F | 72°F 1939 | 8°F 1965 | 33% | 2% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 29°F | 74°F 1960 | 12°F 2002 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 22 | 55°F | 29°F | 72°F 1963 | 11°F 1952 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 23 | 55°F | 29°F | 73°F 1939 | 0°F 1965 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 24 | 55°F | 29°F | 74°F 1915 | -4°F 1965 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 25 | 55°F | 29°F | 74°F 1960 | 8°F 1965 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 26 | 56°F | 29°F | 72°F 1978 | 1°F 1917 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 56°F | 30°F | 78°F 2015 | -5°F 1944 | 34% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 56°F | 30°F | 72°F 1943 | 5°F 1975 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 56°F | 30°F | 79°F 1978 | 5°F 1954 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 57°F | 30°F | 80°F 2004 | 9°F 1936 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 57°F | 30°F | 78°F 2004 | 3°F 1936 | 35% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024159 (Superior), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024159, 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.