Griggs County climate

Griggs County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cooperstown, 16 km from Griggs County

Average highs run from 26°F on March 1 to 43°F on March 31, and lows from 7°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 in over about 4 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 Griggs County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.74 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
80°FMar 27, 1946
Record low
-36°FMar 10, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 05 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
20°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 126°F7°F57°F 1905-31°F 200915%17%
Mar 227°F7°F60°F 1905-34°F 200315%16%
Mar 327°F8°F56°F 2000-17°F 197815%16%
Mar 428°F8°F58°F 2000-24°F 195215%16%
Mar 528°F9°F66°F 2000-34°F 200315%16%
Mar 629°F9°F58°F 2000-21°F 195515%16%
Mar 729°F10°F58°F 2000-32°F 200815%15%
Mar 830°F10°F52°F 1977-20°F 195615%15%
Mar 930°F11°F52°F 1990-27°F 194815%15%
Mar 1031°F11°F62°F 2012-36°F 194815%14%
Mar 1131°F12°F57°F 2012-29°F 194814%14%
Mar 1232°F13°F55°F 1981-24°F 200914%14%
Mar 1332°F13°F57°F 2012-19°F 199314%13%
Mar 1433°F14°F57°F 1981-18°F 195614%13%
Mar 1534°F14°F60°F 2012-15°F 199714%13%
Mar 1634°F15°F74°F 2012-15°F 193914%12%
Mar 1735°F15°F74°F 2012-20°F 194114%12%
Mar 1835°F16°F76°F 2012-17°F 193914%11%
Mar 1936°F16°F75°F 2012-7°F 196514%11%
Mar 2037°F17°F71°F 1946-13°F 196514%11%
Mar 2137°F17°F69°F 2012-12°F 196514%10%
Mar 2238°F18°F73°F 1945-10°F 194014%10%
Mar 2338°F18°F79°F 1963-21°F 197414%10%
Mar 2439°F19°F75°F 1939-20°F 197414%9%
Mar 2540°F19°F71°F 1945-15°F 194014%9%
Mar 2640°F20°F68°F 1939-16°F 196414%9%
Mar 2741°F20°F80°F 1946-12°F 201114%8%
Mar 2841°F21°F71°F 1963-10°F 196415%8%
Mar 2942°F21°F73°F 1986-19°F 196915%8%
Mar 3043°F22°F72°F 2010-16°F 196915%8%
Mar 3143°F22°F73°F 1963-4°F 193615%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Griggs County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00321766 (Cooperstown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00321766, 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.