Lee climate

Lee Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 5.4 km from Lee

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in over about 9 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 Lee, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
89°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-6°FMar 4, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.5 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 140°F20°F62°F 2016-2°F 197829%11%
Mar 240°F20°F64°F 19910°F 199429%11%
Mar 340°F20°F64°F 2002-1°F 197829%11%
Mar 440°F21°F68°F 1974-6°F 198229%11%
Mar 541°F21°F64°F 19743°F 198729%10%
Mar 641°F21°F62°F 1976-1°F 200729%10%
Mar 741°F21°F69°F 1974-4°F 200329%10%
Mar 842°F22°F71°F 20123°F 201929%10%
Mar 942°F22°F72°F 2000-3°F 200729%9%
Mar 1042°F22°F77°F 2016-4°F 199630%9%
Mar 1143°F23°F73°F 20263°F 198730%9%
Mar 1243°F23°F69°F 20124°F 198430%9%
Mar 1343°F23°F72°F 20126°F 199830%8%
Mar 1444°F23°F70°F 20077°F 201430%8%
Mar 1544°F24°F67°F 19905°F 199330%8%
Mar 1644°F24°F71°F 20004°F 199330%8%
Mar 1745°F24°F73°F 199012°F 199730%7%
Mar 1845°F25°F76°F 20125°F 197630%7%
Mar 1945°F25°F73°F 2012-4°F 199330%7%
Mar 2046°F25°F76°F 20123°F 199331%7%
Mar 2146°F26°F82°F 20127°F 198631%6%
Mar 2247°F26°F84°F 20129°F 198631%6%
Mar 2347°F26°F81°F 201211°F 200431%6%
Mar 2448°F26°F68°F 20129°F 198331%6%
Mar 2548°F27°F67°F 198710°F 201432%5%
Mar 2648°F27°F74°F 19869°F 198332%5%
Mar 2749°F27°F77°F 199811°F 197532%5%
Mar 2849°F28°F84°F 199810°F 198232%5%
Mar 2950°F28°F78°F 19816°F 197433%5%
Mar 3050°F28°F83°F 199817°F 200833%4%
Mar 3151°F29°F89°F 199818°F 199133%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lee, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:09 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00273626, 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.