Fort Sumner climate

Fort Sumner Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Sumner, 1.3 km from Fort Sumner

Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 5 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 Fort Sumner, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
0.69 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
93°FMar 29, 1943
Record low
-3°FMar 13, 1909
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
12.1 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 163°F32°F81°F 200610°F 197113%2%
Mar 263°F32°F83°F 20097°F 194313%2%
Mar 364°F32°F81°F 20093°F 197113%2%
Mar 464°F32°F82°F 20098°F 198914%2%
Mar 564°F33°F84°F 19107°F 194814%2%
Mar 665°F33°F82°F 19726°F 194314%2%
Mar 765°F33°F80°F 19453°F 194714%2%
Mar 865°F33°F80°F 19897°F 196714%2%
Mar 965°F34°F85°F 194513°F 196914%2%
Mar 1066°F34°F90°F 19456°F 194814%2%
Mar 1166°F34°F90°F 19891°F 194814%2%
Mar 1266°F35°F89°F 19897°F 190914%2%
Mar 1367°F35°F82°F 1989-3°F 190914%2%
Mar 1467°F35°F82°F 201710°F 190914%2%
Mar 1567°F35°F85°F 201314°F 196214%2%
Mar 1668°F36°F85°F 201713°F 200514%2%
Mar 1768°F36°F84°F 201118°F 197014%2%
Mar 1868°F36°F87°F 200414°F 198814%2%
Mar 1968°F36°F88°F 201712°F 196514%2%
Mar 2069°F36°F87°F 201710°F 196514%2%
Mar 2169°F37°F87°F 201711°F 195514%2%
Mar 2269°F37°F86°F 201815°F 195214%2%
Mar 2370°F37°F86°F 20188°F 195214%2%
Mar 2470°F37°F86°F 201216°F 201314%2%
Mar 2570°F38°F89°F 201215°F 199614%2%
Mar 2670°F38°F83°F 19565°F 195514%2%
Mar 2771°F38°F86°F 197114°F 195514%2%
Mar 2871°F38°F88°F 196314°F 195514%1%
Mar 2971°F39°F93°F 194310°F 194414%1%
Mar 3071°F39°F86°F 19469°F 198714%1%
Mar 3171°F39°F89°F 194622°F 196214%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Sumner, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:17 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00293294 (Ft Sumner), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295617, 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.