Lincoln climate

Lincoln Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bismarck, 4.7 km from Lincoln

Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 in over about 8 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 Lincoln, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Snowfall
8.5 in
Record high
81°FMar 16, 2012
Record low
-17°FMar 2, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 07 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
12.3 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 133°F13°F50°F 2020-8°F 201426%26%
Mar 234°F13°F56°F 2024-17°F 201426%26%
Mar 334°F14°F60°F 2021-15°F 201426%26%
Mar 435°F14°F61°F 2021-16°F 201926%25%
Mar 535°F15°F61°F 2021-6°F 201525%25%
Mar 636°F15°F61°F 2016-8°F 201525%25%
Mar 736°F15°F76°F 2016-6°F 201925%24%
Mar 837°F16°F60°F 2016-11°F 201925%24%
Mar 937°F16°F71°F 2026-7°F 201825%23%
Mar 1038°F17°F73°F 20121°F 201725%23%
Mar 1138°F17°F69°F 2012-3°F 201725%23%
Mar 1239°F18°F68°F 2016-9°F 201925%22%
Mar 1339°F18°F73°F 2016-3°F 202324%22%
Mar 1440°F18°F71°F 2016-12°F 202324%21%
Mar 1540°F19°F72°F 201611°F 201724%21%
Mar 1641°F19°F81°F 20123°F 202624%21%
Mar 1742°F20°F74°F 20120°F 202624%20%
Mar 1842°F20°F80°F 20123°F 202324%20%
Mar 1943°F21°F69°F 2012-3°F 202324%19%
Mar 2043°F21°F77°F 2026-1°F 202324%19%
Mar 2144°F21°F71°F 20120°F 201324%19%
Mar 2244°F22°F70°F 20123°F 201324%18%
Mar 2345°F22°F70°F 20127°F 201424%18%
Mar 2445°F23°F63°F 2026-1°F 202324%17%
Mar 2546°F23°F69°F 20226°F 202324%17%
Mar 2647°F23°F73°F 20266°F 201324%17%
Mar 2747°F24°F62°F 20171°F 202324%16%
Mar 2848°F24°F64°F 20171°F 202424%16%
Mar 2948°F24°F67°F 20152°F 202324%15%
Mar 3049°F25°F68°F 2026-7°F 202325%15%
Mar 3149°F25°F73°F 20129°F 202325%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lincoln, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 6:29 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 8:11 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024011 (Bismarck), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00320818, 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.