McKenzie County climate

McKenzie County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watford City, 10.6 km from McKenzie County

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 in over about 7 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 McKenzie 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
39°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.63 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
81°FMar 27, 1946
Record low
-30°FMar 10, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 05 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
22°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 131°F12°F66°F 1992-26°F 191222%22%
Mar 232°F13°F61°F 2008-27°F 195222%22%
Mar 332°F13°F63°F 1921-18°F 196022%22%
Mar 433°F14°F64°F 1992-23°F 197222%21%
Mar 533°F14°F63°F 2000-25°F 194522%21%
Mar 634°F14°F68°F 2000-23°F 195122%21%
Mar 734°F15°F67°F 2016-22°F 193522%20%
Mar 835°F15°F63°F 2020-23°F 195122%20%
Mar 935°F16°F62°F 2021-22°F 200322%19%
Mar 1036°F16°F66°F 2012-30°F 194822%19%
Mar 1136°F17°F69°F 2012-24°F 199822%18%
Mar 1237°F17°F70°F 2012-23°F 195122%18%
Mar 1337°F18°F74°F 2007-15°F 191222%18%
Mar 1438°F18°F73°F 2012-12°F 192522%17%
Mar 1538°F18°F66°F 2015-14°F 199722%17%
Mar 1639°F19°F69°F 2012-12°F 199722%17%
Mar 1739°F19°F78°F 2012-11°F 192021%16%
Mar 1840°F20°F67°F 2012-30°F 192321%16%
Mar 1940°F20°F73°F 2012-14°F 191221%16%
Mar 2041°F21°F69°F 1928-19°F 191221%15%
Mar 2141°F21°F74°F 2007-15°F 191221%15%
Mar 2242°F22°F73°F 1963-15°F 196521%15%
Mar 2342°F22°F76°F 2012-21°F 196521%15%
Mar 2443°F22°F76°F 1993-17°F 196521%14%
Mar 2543°F23°F78°F 2007-16°F 196521%14%
Mar 2644°F23°F73°F 1946-9°F 193122%14%
Mar 2744°F24°F81°F 1946-6°F 197022%14%
Mar 2845°F24°F77°F 1946-8°F 192222%13%
Mar 2945°F25°F71°F 2005-12°F 196422%13%
Mar 3046°F25°F75°F 1966-11°F 193622%13%
Mar 3146°F25°F74°F 2012-11°F 193622%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McKenzie County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, 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.