Oakes climate

Oakes Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oakes, 0.8 km from Oakes

Average highs run from 30°F on March 1 to 45°F on March 31, and lows from 9°F to 23°F.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Oakes, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
16°F
Snowfall
6.9 in
Record high
80°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-22°FMar 4, 1972
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 08 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
12.1 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 130°F9°F61°F 1992-18°F 200911%
Mar 231°F10°F62°F 1992-21°F 200311%
Mar 331°F10°F50°F 1968-20°F 200311%
Mar 432°F11°F66°F 2000-22°F 197211%
Mar 532°F11°F62°F 2000-19°F 199711%
Mar 633°F12°F67°F 2000-19°F 199610%
Mar 733°F12°F67°F 2000-19°F 200810%
Mar 834°F13°F62°F 1987-22°F 199510%
Mar 934°F13°F61°F 1967-18°F 199510%
Mar 1035°F14°F55°F 1988-13°F 19799%
Mar 1135°F14°F65°F 2012-15°F 19989%
Mar 1236°F15°F62°F 1981-18°F 20099%
Mar 1336°F15°F61°F 2012-11°F 19939%
Mar 1437°F16°F67°F 2012-9°F 19939%
Mar 1537°F16°F69°F 1981-17°F 19978%
Mar 1638°F17°F68°F 1968-17°F 19978%
Mar 1738°F17°F74°F 1968-6°F 19938%
Mar 1839°F17°F69°F 2012-6°F 19658%
Mar 1939°F18°F61°F 1985-9°F 19658%
Mar 2040°F18°F74°F 2012-10°F 19658%
Mar 2140°F19°F62°F 2017-12°F 19658%
Mar 2241°F19°F73°F 2012-11°F 20137%
Mar 2341°F20°F77°F 1963-15°F 19657%
Mar 2442°F20°F72°F 2003-15°F 19747%
Mar 2542°F21°F70°F 1977-12°F 19647%
Mar 2643°F21°F69°F 2007-14°F 19967%
Mar 2743°F21°F61°F 1963-6°F 19646%
Mar 2844°F22°F75°F 1963-7°F 19646%
Mar 2944°F22°F80°F 1986-12°F 19696%
Mar 3045°F23°F80°F 1986-10°F 19696%
Mar 3145°F23°F80°F 19634°F 19756%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oakes, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326620 (Oakes), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324937, 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.