Jefferson County Weather in March
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 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
- 88°FMar 30, 1986
- Record low
- -14°FMar 12, 1998
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 18 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 47°F | 22°F | 75°F 2006 | -3°F 2001 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 2 | 47°F | 23°F | 78°F 1992 | 1°F 2009 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 3 | 47°F | 23°F | 80°F 1992 | -3°F 2002 | 19% | 7% |
| Mar 4 | 48°F | 23°F | 73°F 1992 | -3°F 2002 | 20% | 7% |
| Mar 5 | 48°F | 24°F | 74°F 1987 | -1°F 1989 | 20% | 7% |
| Mar 6 | 49°F | 24°F | 78°F 2009 | 2°F 1989 | 20% | 7% |
| Mar 7 | 49°F | 24°F | 77°F 1987 | -4°F 1996 | 20% | 7% |
| Mar 8 | 50°F | 25°F | 73°F 1987 | -6°F 1995 | 20% | 6% |
| Mar 9 | 50°F | 25°F | 75°F 1992 | -3°F 1995 | 21% | 6% |
| Mar 10 | 51°F | 25°F | 83°F 1986 | -5°F 1998 | 21% | 6% |
| Mar 11 | 51°F | 26°F | 77°F 1989 | -5°F 1998 | 21% | 6% |
| Mar 12 | 52°F | 26°F | 75°F 1991 | -14°F 1998 | 21% | 6% |
| Mar 13 | 52°F | 27°F | 76°F 1990 | -1°F 1998 | 22% | 5% |
| Mar 14 | 52°F | 27°F | 83°F 2012 | 10°F 1988 | 22% | 5% |
| Mar 15 | 53°F | 27°F | 80°F 2012 | 9°F 1988 | 22% | 5% |
| Mar 16 | 53°F | 28°F | 85°F 2003 | 9°F 1988 | 23% | 5% |
| Mar 17 | 54°F | 28°F | 79°F 1999 | 13°F 1988 | 23% | 5% |
| Mar 18 | 54°F | 28°F | 83°F 1994 | 10°F 1989 | 23% | 5% |
| Mar 19 | 55°F | 29°F | 78°F 2012 | 12°F 1989 | 23% | 4% |
| Mar 20 | 55°F | 29°F | 80°F 1994 | 15°F 1986 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 21 | 55°F | 29°F | 79°F 2011 | 12°F 1989 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 22 | 56°F | 30°F | 79°F 2011 | 5°F 2002 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 23 | 56°F | 30°F | 81°F 1994 | 7°F 2002 | 25% | 4% |
| Mar 24 | 57°F | 30°F | 75°F 2003 | 8°F 2002 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 57°F | 31°F | 78°F 1986 | 8°F 1996 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 26 | 57°F | 31°F | 79°F 2012 | 5°F 1996 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 27 | 58°F | 31°F | 84°F 1991 | 6°F 1996 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 28 | 58°F | 32°F | 82°F 1989 | 20°F 2000 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 29 | 58°F | 32°F | 86°F 1986 | 16°F 1987 | 27% | 3% |
| Mar 30 | 59°F | 32°F | 88°F 1986 | 16°F 1994 | 27% | 3% |
| Mar 31 | 59°F | 33°F | 83°F 1986 | 17°F 1994 | 27% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252820 (Fairbury 5S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250622, 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.