Smith County climate

Smith County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carthage, 1.2 km from Smith County

Average highs run from 57°F on March 1 to 67°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.01 in over about 11 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 Smith County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
5.01 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
89°FMar 24, 1910
Record low
-2°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
8.9 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 157°F33°F79°F 197210°F 192036%1%
Mar 257°F33°F82°F 19979°F 198036%1%
Mar 357°F33°F81°F 2012-2°F 198036%1%
Mar 457°F33°F81°F 19105°F 198036%1%
Mar 558°F34°F82°F 19108°F 197836%1%
Mar 658°F34°F83°F 19107°F 201536%1%
Mar 758°F34°F84°F 202614°F 192036%1%
Mar 859°F34°F81°F 200011°F 199636%1%
Mar 959°F35°F83°F 19189°F 199636%1%
Mar 1059°F35°F83°F 197412°F 199635%1%
Mar 1160°F35°F84°F 191113°F 199835%1%
Mar 1260°F35°F87°F 19118°F 199835%1%
Mar 1360°F35°F85°F 196711°F 199835%1%
Mar 1461°F36°F83°F 196713°F 199335%1%
Mar 1561°F36°F82°F 201212°F 199335%1%
Mar 1661°F36°F82°F 201215°F 197035%1%
Mar 1762°F36°F80°F 196319°F 198835%1%
Mar 1862°F37°F81°F 201218°F 196735%1%
Mar 1962°F37°F85°F 198215°F 192335%1%
Mar 2063°F37°F87°F 198216°F 192335%1%
Mar 2163°F37°F87°F 198217°F 196534%1%
Mar 2263°F37°F86°F 202616°F 198634%1%
Mar 2364°F38°F88°F 202615°F 196834%1%
Mar 2464°F38°F89°F 191018°F 196834%0%
Mar 2564°F38°F87°F 191020°F 196634%0%
Mar 2665°F38°F85°F 200720°F 201434%0%
Mar 2765°F39°F89°F 190420°F 201434%0%
Mar 2866°F39°F85°F 191020°F 196634%0%
Mar 2966°F39°F85°F 191018°F 196634%0%
Mar 3066°F40°F84°F 196321°F 196434%0%
Mar 3167°F40°F86°F 196320°F 192334%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smith County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:05 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00401480 (Carthage), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405108, 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.