Garretson Weather in March
Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 in over about 10 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.80 in
- Snowfall
- 7.2 in
- Record high
- 90°FMar 22, 2026
- Record low
- -23°FMar 11, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 13 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 25°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 34°F | 16°F | 65°F 1923 | -20°F 1962 | 29% | 22% |
| Mar 2 | 35°F | 17°F | 69°F 1992 | -21°F 1913 | 29% | 22% |
| Mar 3 | 35°F | 17°F | 73°F 1974 | -17°F 2019 | 30% | 22% |
| Mar 4 | 36°F | 18°F | 70°F 1983 | -18°F 2019 | 30% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 36°F | 18°F | 71°F 2000 | -20°F 1960 | 30% | 21% |
| Mar 6 | 37°F | 18°F | 72°F 2000 | -14°F 1962 | 30% | 21% |
| Mar 7 | 37°F | 19°F | 77°F 1987 | -20°F 1920 | 30% | 20% |
| Mar 8 | 38°F | 19°F | 79°F 1987 | -12°F 1995 | 30% | 20% |
| Mar 9 | 38°F | 20°F | 73°F 2026 | -15°F 1984 | 30% | 19% |
| Mar 10 | 39°F | 20°F | 70°F 2021 | -10°F 1984 | 30% | 19% |
| Mar 11 | 39°F | 21°F | 70°F 2012 | -23°F 1948 | 30% | 19% |
| Mar 12 | 40°F | 21°F | 77°F 2024 | -21°F 1956 | 30% | 18% |
| Mar 13 | 40°F | 22°F | 72°F 2015 | -18°F 1975 | 30% | 18% |
| Mar 14 | 41°F | 22°F | 77°F 2012 | -22°F 1897 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 15 | 41°F | 23°F | 74°F 1935 | -10°F 1897 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 16 | 42°F | 23°F | 77°F 2012 | -5°F 1897 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 17 | 42°F | 23°F | 81°F 2012 | -3°F 1962 | 30% | 16% |
| Mar 18 | 43°F | 24°F | 79°F 2012 | -12°F 1923 | 30% | 16% |
| Mar 19 | 44°F | 24°F | 83°F 2012 | -12°F 1923 | 30% | 16% |
| Mar 20 | 44°F | 25°F | 74°F 1976 | -5°F 1943 | 30% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 45°F | 25°F | 77°F 2026 | -6°F 1951 | 30% | 15% |
| Mar 22 | 45°F | 26°F | 90°F 2026 | -5°F 1912 | 31% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 46°F | 26°F | 85°F 1910 | -2°F 1932 | 31% | 14% |
| Mar 24 | 46°F | 26°F | 90°F 1967 | -2°F 1974 | 31% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 47°F | 27°F | 80°F 1910 | 0°F 1974 | 31% | 13% |
| Mar 26 | 47°F | 27°F | 79°F 2026 | 1°F 1965 | 31% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 48°F | 27°F | 82°F 1910 | 4°F 1996 | 32% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 48°F | 28°F | 80°F 1910 | 4°F 1898 | 32% | 12% |
| Mar 29 | 49°F | 28°F | 85°F 2025 | -3°F 1969 | 32% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 49°F | 29°F | 86°F 1943 | -5°F 1969 | 32% | 12% |
| Mar 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 84°F 1978 | 2°F 1936 | 32% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:15 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004990 (Sioux Falls 14 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137147, 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.