Thompson climate

Thompson Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Forks Univ (nws), 16.5 km from Thompson

Average highs run from 26°F on March 1 to 43°F on March 31, and lows from 9°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.91 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 Thompson, 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
17°F
Precipitation
0.91 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
80°FMar 31, 1963
Record low
-38°FMar 10, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 04 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
20°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 126°F9°F54°F 1992-29°F 196222%23%
Mar 226°F9°F53°F 2021-26°F 197222%22%
Mar 327°F10°F58°F 2000-19°F 201422%22%
Mar 427°F10°F53°F 2000-22°F 196022%22%
Mar 528°F11°F62°F 2000-25°F 200322%21%
Mar 628°F11°F60°F 2016-25°F 195522%21%
Mar 729°F12°F60°F 2000-21°F 200822%21%
Mar 829°F12°F59°F 2021-20°F 195622%20%
Mar 930°F13°F64°F 2021-32°F 194822%20%
Mar 1030°F14°F59°F 2025-38°F 194822%19%
Mar 1131°F14°F63°F 2016-33°F 194822%19%
Mar 1232°F15°F64°F 2016-22°F 195622%18%
Mar 1332°F15°F59°F 2012-15°F 195622%18%
Mar 1433°F16°F65°F 2015-21°F 195622%18%
Mar 1533°F16°F70°F 2015-15°F 199722%17%
Mar 1634°F17°F73°F 2012-18°F 201322%17%
Mar 1734°F17°F70°F 2012-23°F 201322%16%
Mar 1835°F18°F74°F 2012-11°F 194422%16%
Mar 1936°F18°F74°F 2012-9°F 195522%15%
Mar 2036°F19°F67°F 2021-14°F 195522%15%
Mar 2137°F20°F68°F 2012-13°F 201322%15%
Mar 2237°F20°F68°F 1945-15°F 197422%14%
Mar 2338°F21°F67°F 1945-21°F 197422%14%
Mar 2439°F21°F69°F 1945-21°F 197422%13%
Mar 2539°F22°F64°F 1961-10°F 195522%13%
Mar 2640°F22°F68°F 1946-13°F 196422%13%
Mar 2741°F23°F79°F 1946-13°F 195522%12%
Mar 2841°F23°F68°F 1946-15°F 197022%12%
Mar 2942°F24°F73°F 2021-16°F 196923%12%
Mar 3042°F24°F68°F 1967-15°F 197523%11%
Mar 3143°F25°F80°F 1963-7°F 196923%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thompson, 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 7:09 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 7:57 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00323621 (Grand Forks Univ (nws)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014916, 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.