Continental Weather in March
Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 53°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.55 in over about 11 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 46°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 2.55 in
- Snowfall
- 2.6 in
- Record high
- 86°FMar 21, 2012
- Record low
- -13°FMar 9, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 17 min to 12 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 40°F | 23°F | 66°F 2017 | -4°F 1967 | 35% | 11% |
| Mar 2 | 40°F | 24°F | 65°F 1992 | -7°F 1963 | 35% | 11% |
| Mar 3 | 41°F | 24°F | 71°F 1983 | -1°F 2014 | 35% | 11% |
| Mar 4 | 41°F | 24°F | 78°F 1983 | -3°F 1960 | 35% | 10% |
| Mar 5 | 42°F | 25°F | 79°F 1983 | -2°F 1978 | 35% | 10% |
| Mar 6 | 42°F | 25°F | 75°F 2026 | -3°F 1960 | 35% | 10% |
| Mar 7 | 43°F | 25°F | 75°F 2000 | 4°F 1999 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 79°F 2000 | -7°F 1960 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 9 | 43°F | 26°F | 71°F 2026 | -13°F 1984 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 10 | 44°F | 26°F | 76°F 2026 | 3°F 1984 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 44°F | 26°F | 76°F 1990 | 2°F 1960 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 45°F | 27°F | 75°F 1990 | -4°F 1984 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 13 | 45°F | 27°F | 75°F 1990 | -1°F 1960 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 14 | 45°F | 27°F | 78°F 1990 | 6°F 1993 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 15 | 46°F | 27°F | 77°F 1990 | 5°F 1960 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 16 | 46°F | 28°F | 76°F 2012 | 11°F 1970 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 17 | 47°F | 28°F | 77°F 2012 | 8°F 1956 | 35% | 6% |
| Mar 18 | 47°F | 28°F | 72°F 2012 | 3°F 1967 | 35% | 6% |
| Mar 19 | 48°F | 29°F | 81°F 2012 | 11°F 1965 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 20 | 48°F | 29°F | 82°F 2012 | 10°F 1956 | 36% | 5% |
| Mar 21 | 49°F | 29°F | 86°F 2012 | 12°F 1986 | 36% | 5% |
| Mar 22 | 49°F | 30°F | 85°F 2012 | 7°F 1951 | 36% | 5% |
| Mar 23 | 49°F | 30°F | 73°F 1994 | 12°F 1960 | 37% | 5% |
| Mar 24 | 50°F | 30°F | 75°F 2017 | 1°F 1965 | 37% | 4% |
| Mar 25 | 50°F | 31°F | 78°F 2007 | 0°F 1974 | 37% | 4% |
| Mar 26 | 51°F | 31°F | 79°F 2026 | 8°F 2001 | 38% | 4% |
| Mar 27 | 51°F | 31°F | 79°F 1998 | 2°F 1965 | 38% | 4% |
| Mar 28 | 52°F | 32°F | 76°F 1985 | 8°F 1955 | 38% | 4% |
| Mar 29 | 52°F | 32°F | 79°F 1963 | 19°F 1964 | 39% | 3% |
| Mar 30 | 53°F | 32°F | 81°F 1986 | 14°F 1969 | 39% | 3% |
| Mar 31 | 53°F | 33°F | 82°F 1986 | 14°F 1969 | 39% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332098 (Defiance), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00336405, 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.