Rock County climate

Rock County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 22.2 km from Rock County

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 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 Rock County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.46 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
91°FMar 30, 1943
Record low
-20°FMar 1, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
25°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 140°F17°F74°F 1992-20°F 198020%15%
Mar 241°F18°F74°F 1974-15°F 201420%15%
Mar 341°F18°F73°F 1983-13°F 196020%15%
Mar 442°F18°F76°F 2009-18°F 196020%14%
Mar 542°F19°F76°F 1937-10°F 198920%14%
Mar 643°F19°F79°F 1987-16°F 194320%14%
Mar 743°F19°F77°F 1987-18°F 194320%14%
Mar 843°F20°F75°F 2026-9°F 199621%14%
Mar 944°F20°F80°F 2021-6°F 190921%14%
Mar 1044°F21°F80°F 1995-9°F 194821%14%
Mar 1145°F21°F76°F 2016-19°F 199821%13%
Mar 1245°F21°F76°F 2007-7°F 195021%13%
Mar 1346°F22°F78°F 2012-8°F 195021%13%
Mar 1446°F22°F80°F 2003-3°F 196221%13%
Mar 1546°F22°F81°F 2015-10°F 194921%13%
Mar 1647°F23°F81°F 2012-20°F 190622%13%
Mar 1747°F23°F77°F 2012-8°F 190622%13%
Mar 1848°F23°F83°F 2012-10°F 192322%13%
Mar 1948°F24°F84°F 2026-10°F 196522%13%
Mar 2048°F24°F85°F 2026-7°F 196523%12%
Mar 2149°F24°F90°F 2026-12°F 191323%12%
Mar 2249°F25°F89°F 19104°F 191223%12%
Mar 2349°F25°F87°F 1910-9°F 196524%12%
Mar 2450°F25°F81°F 19070°F 196524%12%
Mar 2550°F26°F83°F 1908-10°F 196524%12%
Mar 2650°F26°F84°F 2012-2°F 196425%11%
Mar 2751°F26°F83°F 19883°F 193125%11%
Mar 2851°F27°F84°F 19105°F 192226%11%
Mar 2951°F27°F87°F 19434°F 196926%11%
Mar 3052°F27°F91°F 19435°F 194426%11%
Mar 3152°F28°F87°F 19461°F 192427%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rock County, 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 7:13 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00255925 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250050, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.