Waterloo climate

Waterloo Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Geneva Rsch Farm, 14 km from Waterloo

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.40 in over about 12 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 Waterloo, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.40 in
Snowfall
12.8 in
Record high
81°FMar 30, 1998
Record low
-3°FMar 6, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
7.6 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 135°F20°F68°F 20173°F 201540%27%
Mar 236°F20°F58°F 20206°F 200340%26%
Mar 336°F20°F60°F 2008-1°F 200340%26%
Mar 436°F21°F68°F 20240°F 201440%25%
Mar 536°F21°F64°F 20242°F 201740%25%
Mar 637°F21°F71°F 2022-3°F 201440%24%
Mar 737°F21°F65°F 2000-1°F 200340%24%
Mar 837°F22°F73°F 2000-2°F 199940%23%
Mar 937°F22°F76°F 20160°F 199940%23%
Mar 1038°F22°F74°F 202610°F 200340%22%
Mar 1138°F22°F72°F 20268°F 201740%21%
Mar 1238°F23°F66°F 20163°F 200140%21%
Mar 1339°F23°F69°F 20246°F 201440%20%
Mar 1439°F23°F67°F 20252°F 200340%20%
Mar 1539°F24°F71°F 200215°F 201740%19%
Mar 1640°F24°F68°F 200312°F 201439%18%
Mar 1740°F24°F73°F 201211°F 201439%18%
Mar 1840°F24°F77°F 20121°F 200039%17%
Mar 1941°F25°F76°F 201212°F 200439%17%
Mar 2041°F25°F73°F 20129°F 201839%16%
Mar 2142°F25°F78°F 20128°F 200739%15%
Mar 2242°F26°F76°F 201213°F 200439%15%
Mar 2342°F26°F68°F 201214°F 200939%14%
Mar 2443°F26°F73°F 201611°F 201539%14%
Mar 2543°F27°F74°F 200312°F 200139%13%
Mar 2644°F27°F70°F 200411°F 200139%12%
Mar 2744°F27°F75°F 199812°F 201440%12%
Mar 2845°F28°F80°F 199815°F 202240%11%
Mar 2945°F28°F68°F 19985°F 200840%11%
Mar 3045°F28°F81°F 19989°F 200840%10%
Mar 3146°F29°F81°F 199820°F 200340%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterloo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00303184 (Geneva Rsch Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054778, 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.