McDade climate

McDade Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin 1 N, 15.5 km from McDade

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 46°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 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 McDade, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Record high
94°FMar 23, 1971
Record low
18°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
61%
Daylight
11 h 33 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.5 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 167°F46°F85°F 197825°F 196822%0%
Mar 267°F46°F86°F 200618°F 198022%0%
Mar 368°F46°F85°F 199920°F 201422%0%
Mar 468°F46°F82°F 197420°F 201422%0%
Mar 568°F47°F85°F 201325°F 201922%0%
Mar 668°F47°F90°F 199125°F 201922%0%
Mar 769°F47°F93°F 199123°F 198922%0%
Mar 869°F47°F83°F 197426°F 199622%0%
Mar 969°F48°F85°F 200023°F 199622%0%
Mar 1070°F48°F84°F 200926°F 199622%0%
Mar 1170°F48°F91°F 196730°F 199822%0%
Mar 1270°F48°F89°F 196733°F 201322%0%
Mar 1370°F49°F89°F 196729°F 196822%0%
Mar 1471°F49°F90°F 197126°F 199322%0%
Mar 1571°F49°F91°F 197130°F 197521%0%
Mar 1671°F49°F87°F 198939°F 198821%0%
Mar 1772°F50°F85°F 201833°F 197621%0%
Mar 1872°F50°F87°F 197227°F 198321%0%
Mar 1972°F50°F86°F 197127°F 196521%0%
Mar 2073°F50°F86°F 201123°F 196521%0%
Mar 2173°F51°F85°F 197630°F 196521%0%
Mar 2273°F51°F86°F 199731°F 197021%0%
Mar 2373°F51°F94°F 197130°F 196820%0%
Mar 2474°F51°F89°F 199529°F 200620%0%
Mar 2574°F52°F87°F 201129°F 200620%0%
Mar 2674°F52°F87°F 202028°F 201320%0%
Mar 2774°F52°F87°F 196728°F 201320%0%
Mar 2875°F52°F93°F 198433°F 198720%0%
Mar 2975°F53°F90°F 197233°F 198720%0%
Mar 3075°F53°F89°F 197630°F 198720%0%
Mar 3175°F53°F87°F 198132°F 198720%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McDade, 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 6:55 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412820 (Elgin 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415193, 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.