Plains climate

Plains Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plains, 0.2 km from Plains

Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 3 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 Plains, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.04 in
Record high
103°FMar 23, 2026
Record low
8°FMar 5, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
28°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 163°F31°F89°F 200616°F 201510%
Mar 263°F32°F91°F 202613°F 200210%
Mar 363°F32°F84°F 200911°F 200210%
Mar 464°F32°F89°F 202615°F 198910%
Mar 564°F32°F88°F 20098°F 198910%
Mar 664°F33°F86°F 20098°F 198910%
Mar 764°F33°F86°F 200920°F 200810%
Mar 865°F33°F87°F 200620°F 200810%
Mar 965°F33°F80°F 201713°F 200210%
Mar 1065°F34°F85°F 201718°F 199810%
Mar 1166°F34°F84°F 198918°F 199410%
Mar 1266°F34°F91°F 198918°F 202210%
Mar 1366°F34°F93°F 198910°F 199310%
Mar 1467°F34°F87°F 200211°F 199310%
Mar 1567°F35°F88°F 202621°F 199310%
Mar 1667°F35°F87°F 201324°F 199110%
Mar 1768°F35°F89°F 201726°F 199010%
Mar 1868°F35°F91°F 201128°F 200010%
Mar 1968°F36°F87°F 200928°F 199810%
Mar 2069°F36°F93°F 201728°F 19909%
Mar 2169°F36°F95°F 202622°F 19899%
Mar 2269°F36°F98°F 202621°F 19899%
Mar 2370°F36°F103°F 202622°F 19899%
Mar 2470°F37°F87°F 199822°F 20139%0%
Mar 2570°F37°F91°F 202622°F 20139%0%
Mar 2671°F37°F95°F 202623°F 20139%0%
Mar 2771°F37°F99°F 202625°F 20139%0%
Mar 2871°F37°F91°F 202221°F 19879%0%
Mar 2971°F38°F90°F 202214°F 19879%0%
Mar 3072°F38°F88°F 201214°F 19879%0%
Mar 3172°F38°F91°F 202625°F 19919%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plains, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:48 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 8:11 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417074 (Plains), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412408, 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.