Merrick County climate

Merrick County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Central City, 5.4 km from Merrick County

Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.47 in over about 6 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 Merrick County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
1.47 in
Snowfall
4.7 in
Record high
91°FMar 23, 1910
Record low
-11°FMar 4, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
28°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 145°F22°F77°F 1967-9°F 198017%9%
Mar 245°F22°F78°F 1992-5°F 198017%9%
Mar 346°F22°F76°F 1905-1°F 197817%9%
Mar 446°F23°F76°F 1910-11°F 197817%9%
Mar 547°F23°F74°F 1910-5°F 194317%9%
Mar 647°F23°F84°F 1972-6°F 194317%8%
Mar 748°F24°F80°F 1972-5°F 199617%8%
Mar 848°F24°F72°F 1987-4°F 199618%8%
Mar 949°F25°F79°F 1977-5°F 191218%8%
Mar 1049°F25°F79°F 19672°F 199818%8%
Mar 1150°F25°F83°F 1989-6°F 199818%8%
Mar 1250°F26°F79°F 1972-5°F 199818%7%
Mar 1351°F26°F78°F 19105°F 191218%7%
Mar 1451°F26°F81°F 20075°F 197519%7%
Mar 1552°F27°F78°F 2003-5°F 191219%7%
Mar 1652°F27°F79°F 20032°F 190619%7%
Mar 1753°F27°F78°F 2003-3°F 190220%7%
Mar 1853°F28°F78°F 19942°F 196520%6%
Mar 1954°F28°F80°F 19101°F 196520%6%
Mar 2054°F28°F80°F 19104°F 196521%6%
Mar 2155°F29°F88°F 19106°F 191221%6%
Mar 2255°F29°F90°F 19108°F 200221%6%
Mar 2355°F29°F91°F 19105°F 196522%6%
Mar 2456°F30°F89°F 19104°F 196522%5%
Mar 2556°F30°F88°F 19071°F 196522%5%
Mar 2657°F30°F90°F 1907-2°F 196523%5%
Mar 2757°F31°F85°F 19899°F 199623%5%
Mar 2857°F31°F85°F 191013°F 197023%5%
Mar 2958°F31°F89°F 198614°F 196924%5%
Mar 3058°F32°F90°F 19435°F 198724%5%
Mar 3158°F32°F84°F 197113°F 198724%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merrick County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251560 (Central City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250445, 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.