McCook County climate

McCook County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem 5NE, 9.2 km from McCook County

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 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 McCook County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.36 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
84°FMar 19, 2012
Record low
-23°FMar 3, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
69%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 135°F14°F58°F 1974-19°F 196223%7%
Mar 235°F15°F68°F 1974-17°F 201423%7%
Mar 336°F15°F68°F 1974-23°F 201923%7%
Mar 436°F16°F64°F 1968-17°F 201923%7%
Mar 537°F16°F67°F 2000-17°F 201523%6%
Mar 637°F17°F72°F 2000-9°F 196223%6%
Mar 738°F17°F74°F 1987-13°F 200823%6%
Mar 838°F17°F77°F 2000-15°F 199523%6%
Mar 939°F18°F71°F 2026-12°F 199523%6%
Mar 1039°F18°F70°F 2021-9°F 197923%6%
Mar 1140°F19°F72°F 2025-12°F 199823%6%
Mar 1241°F19°F74°F 2016-10°F 199823%6%
Mar 1341°F20°F72°F 2015-10°F 197523%5%
Mar 1442°F20°F77°F 2025-10°F 199323%5%
Mar 1542°F21°F74°F 2025-7°F 199723%5%
Mar 1643°F21°F77°F 2015-10°F 199723%5%
Mar 1743°F22°F80°F 2012-3°F 199323%5%
Mar 1844°F22°F77°F 2012-6°F 196523%5%
Mar 1944°F23°F84°F 2012-10°F 196524%5%
Mar 2045°F23°F74°F 2026-7°F 196524%5%
Mar 2145°F23°F77°F 2026-10°F 196524%5%
Mar 2246°F24°F81°F 20261°F 200224%5%
Mar 2347°F24°F70°F 1988-8°F 196524%5%
Mar 2447°F25°F77°F 1967-7°F 197424%5%
Mar 2548°F25°F77°F 20120°F 196425%5%
Mar 2648°F25°F80°F 2026-8°F 199625%5%
Mar 2748°F26°F74°F 1991-1°F 199625%5%
Mar 2849°F26°F73°F 19680°F 197025%5%
Mar 2949°F27°F81°F 2025-6°F 196925%4%
Mar 3050°F27°F81°F 1967-9°F 196925%4%
Mar 3150°F27°F81°F 19788°F 196925%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McCook 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 7:06 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395360 (Salem 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395090, 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.