Morton County climate

Morton County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Salem 5NW, 25.2 km from Morton County

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 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 Morton 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
18°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
82°FMar 30, 1967
Record low
-30°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 07 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
22°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 131°F11°F69°F 1992-30°F 196223%26%
Mar 232°F11°F69°F 1992-26°F 191623%25%
Mar 332°F12°F59°F 2021-25°F 191623%25%
Mar 433°F12°F60°F 2021-28°F 191723%25%
Mar 533°F13°F70°F 2000-24°F 191923%24%
Mar 634°F13°F70°F 2000-20°F 194523%24%
Mar 734°F14°F72°F 2016-18°F 193223%23%
Mar 834°F14°F61°F 1968-24°F 199523%23%
Mar 935°F15°F64°F 1977-21°F 195123%23%
Mar 1035°F15°F66°F 1988-26°F 194823%22%
Mar 1136°F16°F73°F 2012-22°F 194823%22%
Mar 1236°F16°F71°F 2012-15°F 200923%21%
Mar 1337°F16°F75°F 2007-21°F 195123%21%
Mar 1438°F17°F71°F 1935-13°F 195123%21%
Mar 1538°F17°F71°F 2015-16°F 199723%20%
Mar 1639°F18°F71°F 2015-5°F 193923%20%
Mar 1739°F18°F81°F 2012-11°F 192323%19%
Mar 1840°F19°F73°F 2012-18°F 192323%19%
Mar 1940°F19°F80°F 2012-12°F 194423%19%
Mar 2041°F20°F69°F 1926-14°F 196522%18%
Mar 2141°F20°F76°F 1945-14°F 196522%18%
Mar 2242°F20°F75°F 1939-8°F 196522%18%
Mar 2342°F21°F77°F 1939-16°F 196523%17%
Mar 2443°F21°F78°F 1939-13°F 196523%17%
Mar 2543°F22°F72°F 1925-14°F 196523%16%
Mar 2644°F22°F80°F 2007-15°F 199623%16%
Mar 2744°F22°F81°F 1946-9°F 191423%16%
Mar 2845°F23°F72°F 1986-9°F 192223%15%
Mar 2945°F23°F78°F 1986-11°F 196423%15%
Mar 3046°F23°F82°F 1967-8°F 196923%15%
Mar 3146°F24°F76°F 19661°F 192323%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morton County, 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 7:24 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326365 (New Salem 5NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00325479, 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.