Fairbury climate

Fairbury Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairbury 5S, 7.1 km from Fairbury

Average highs run from 47°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 7 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 Fairbury, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
97°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-18°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
12.5 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 147°F22°F85°F 1972-8°F 196219%8%
Mar 247°F23°F78°F 1992-13°F 191319%8%
Mar 347°F23°F79°F 1974-9°F 196019%7%
Mar 448°F23°F82°F 1921-15°F 197820%7%
Mar 548°F24°F77°F 1910-11°F 201920%7%
Mar 649°F24°F80°F 2009-4°F 196020%7%
Mar 749°F24°F84°F 1972-4°F 192020%7%
Mar 850°F25°F79°F 2016-4°F 199520%6%
Mar 950°F25°F82°F 1977-5°F 191221%6%
Mar 1051°F25°F81°F 1902-3°F 199821%6%
Mar 1151°F26°F81°F 1900-18°F 194821%6%
Mar 1252°F26°F89°F 1972-15°F 194821%6%
Mar 1352°F27°F76°F 1914-4°F 194822%5%
Mar 1452°F27°F85°F 1935-2°F 189722%5%
Mar 1553°F27°F83°F 2012-8°F 189622%5%
Mar 1653°F28°F87°F 20031°F 190023%5%
Mar 1754°F28°F90°F 2015-8°F 190623%5%
Mar 1854°F28°F87°F 1921-4°F 192323%5%
Mar 1955°F29°F82°F 19216°F 196523%4%
Mar 2055°F29°F86°F 2017-6°F 190624%4%
Mar 2155°F29°F91°F 19076°F 191324%4%
Mar 2256°F30°F97°F 20267°F 195524%4%
Mar 2356°F30°F89°F 19108°F 200225%4%
Mar 2457°F30°F87°F 19676°F 196525%3%
Mar 2557°F31°F91°F 19077°F 199625%3%
Mar 2657°F31°F92°F 2026-2°F 196526%3%
Mar 2758°F31°F86°F 18952°F 199626%3%
Mar 2858°F32°F91°F 18955°F 197026%3%
Mar 2958°F32°F89°F 189511°F 189427%3%
Mar 3059°F32°F89°F 19177°F 198727%3%
Mar 3159°F33°F91°F 19467°F 198727%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairbury, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252820 (Fairbury 5S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253735, 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.