Platte climate

Platte Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Academy 2NE, 21 km from Platte

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.12 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 Platte, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.12 in
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
95°FMar 30, 1943
Record low
-21°FMar 4, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
25°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 140°F18°F76°F 1923-19°F 196220%15%
Mar 240°F19°F75°F 1974-12°F 191620%15%
Mar 340°F19°F71°F 1974-10°F 196020%14%
Mar 441°F19°F73°F 1918-21°F 196020%14%
Mar 541°F20°F76°F 1937-10°F 192021%14%
Mar 642°F20°F82°F 1987-14°F 194321%14%
Mar 742°F21°F80°F 1987-15°F 192021%14%
Mar 843°F21°F75°F 2000-12°F 199621%13%
Mar 943°F21°F74°F 1936-4°F 199621%13%
Mar 1044°F22°F71°F 1936-7°F 194821%13%
Mar 1144°F22°F70°F 1990-18°F 194821%13%
Mar 1244°F22°F77°F 2007-17°F 195621%13%
Mar 1345°F23°F75°F 1945-9°F 196021%13%
Mar 1445°F23°F74°F 1935-4°F 196021%12%
Mar 1546°F24°F75°F 1930-5°F 194721%12%
Mar 1646°F24°F79°F 1966-8°F 194321%12%
Mar 1747°F24°F76°F 1968-6°F 192321%12%
Mar 1847°F25°F85°F 1921-2°F 192321%12%
Mar 1948°F25°F85°F 1921-6°F 196522%12%
Mar 2048°F26°F83°F 1921-1°F 194322%12%
Mar 2148°F26°F83°F 1928-4°F 195122%11%
Mar 2249°F26°F86°F 19392°F 195522%11%
Mar 2349°F27°F86°F 1928-10°F 196523%11%
Mar 2450°F27°F83°F 19632°F 197423%11%
Mar 2550°F27°F92°F 19251°F 195523%11%
Mar 2650°F28°F84°F 19891°F 196423%11%
Mar 2751°F28°F83°F 19884°F 193124%10%
Mar 2851°F28°F83°F 19866°F 192624%10%
Mar 2952°F29°F84°F 19865°F 196424%10%
Mar 3052°F29°F95°F 1943-2°F 196925%10%
Mar 3152°F29°F91°F 19460°F 193625%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Platte, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00390043 (Academy 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00398767, 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.