Sanders County climate

Sanders County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thompson Falls Ph, 19.2 km from Sanders County

Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.99 in over about 16 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 Sanders County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.99 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 145°F26°F65°F 19680°F 191751%3%
Mar 245°F27°F66°F 1968-3°F 191751%3%
Mar 345°F27°F70°F 1968-5°F 191751%3%
Mar 446°F27°F69°F 1968-3°F 198951%3%
Mar 546°F27°F66°F 1968-4°F 194351%3%
Mar 646°F27°F65°F 2015-4°F 194351%3%
Mar 747°F28°F65°F 19412°F 195151%3%
Mar 847°F28°F68°F 2004-4°F 195151%3%
Mar 947°F28°F67°F 1953-3°F 193252%3%
Mar 1048°F28°F67°F 1946-8°F 194852%3%
Mar 1148°F28°F72°F 2015-9°F 195052%3%
Mar 1248°F29°F72°F 19342°F 193252%3%
Mar 1349°F29°F70°F 1934-2°F 194452%2%
Mar 1449°F29°F72°F 1935-1°F 194452%2%
Mar 1549°F29°F72°F 1994-2°F 194452%2%
Mar 1650°F30°F71°F 19949°F 192052%2%
Mar 1750°F30°F72°F 197211°F 191752%2%
Mar 1850°F30°F72°F 20075°F 194352%2%
Mar 1951°F30°F71°F 19999°F 192052%2%
Mar 2051°F30°F72°F 19398°F 196553%2%
Mar 2151°F31°F74°F 196012°F 200253%2%
Mar 2251°F31°F72°F 196311°F 195253%2%
Mar 2352°F31°F73°F 19390°F 196553%2%
Mar 2452°F31°F74°F 1915-4°F 196553%2%
Mar 2552°F31°F74°F 19608°F 196553%2%
Mar 2652°F31°F72°F 19781°F 191753%2%
Mar 2753°F32°F78°F 2015-5°F 194453%2%
Mar 2853°F32°F72°F 19435°F 197553%2%
Mar 2953°F32°F79°F 19785°F 195453%2%
Mar 3053°F32°F80°F 20049°F 193653%2%
Mar 3154°F32°F78°F 20043°F 193653%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sanders County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00248211 (Thompson Falls Ph), 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.