Friend climate

Friend Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Friend 3E, 5.5 km from Friend

Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 in over about 8 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 Friend, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
1.59 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
98°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-12°FMar 4, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
12.8 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 143°F21°F69°F 2022-3°F 200922%10%
Mar 243°F21°F75°F 2022-7°F 201422%9%
Mar 344°F21°F80°F 2022-10°F 201422%9%
Mar 444°F22°F71°F 2018-12°F 201923%9%
Mar 545°F22°F74°F 2022-5°F 201923%9%
Mar 645°F23°F76°F 20090°F 201523%8%
Mar 746°F23°F78°F 201610°F 201923%8%
Mar 846°F23°F81°F 201611°F 201823%8%
Mar 947°F24°F75°F 20269°F 202223%8%
Mar 1047°F24°F80°F 202613°F 201124%8%
Mar 1148°F25°F81°F 20255°F 201324%7%
Mar 1248°F25°F76°F 2024-2°F 202224%7%
Mar 1349°F25°F77°F 20158°F 200924%7%
Mar 1449°F26°F81°F 201215°F 201325%7%
Mar 1550°F26°F82°F 201217°F 202225%6%
Mar 1651°F27°F83°F 20155°F 202625%6%
Mar 1751°F27°F89°F 20156°F 202625%6%
Mar 1852°F27°F83°F 202514°F 202326%6%
Mar 1952°F28°F81°F 202610°F 202326%6%
Mar 2053°F28°F85°F 202613°F 202326%6%
Mar 2153°F28°F89°F 202615°F 201327%5%
Mar 2254°F29°F98°F 202620°F 201027%5%
Mar 2354°F29°F76°F 20116°F 201427%5%
Mar 2454°F30°F73°F 20097°F 201427%5%
Mar 2555°F30°F79°F 201214°F 201428%5%
Mar 2655°F30°F87°F 202611°F 201328%4%
Mar 2756°F31°F82°F 201212°F 201328%4%
Mar 2856°F31°F82°F 202519°F 200929%4%
Mar 2957°F31°F82°F 202517°F 200929%4%
Mar 3057°F31°F78°F 202116°F 201429%4%
Mar 3157°F32°F89°F 202619°F 201929%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Friend, 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 7:03 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253065 (Friend 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.