Rice climate

Rice Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bardwell Dam, 13.1 km from Rice

Average highs run from 64°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 43°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.48 in over about 8 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 Rice, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.48 in
Record high
92°FMar 14, 2025
Record low
19°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
67%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
11.0 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 164°F43°F85°F 200629°F 200927%0%
Mar 264°F43°F84°F 202622°F 201427%0%
Mar 364°F43°F87°F 202619°F 200227%0%
Mar 465°F43°F84°F 202420°F 200227%0%
Mar 565°F44°F86°F 202622°F 201927%0%
Mar 665°F44°F87°F 202624°F 201526%0%
Mar 765°F44°F81°F 200031°F 201526%0%
Mar 865°F44°F84°F 200926°F 200826%0%
Mar 966°F45°F84°F 202629°F 202226%0%
Mar 1066°F45°F85°F 200726°F 199826%0%
Mar 1166°F45°F84°F 200630°F 199826%0%
Mar 1267°F45°F86°F 200622°F 202226%0%
Mar 1367°F46°F88°F 202534°F 201426%0%
Mar 1467°F46°F92°F 202535°F 201726%0%
Mar 1567°F46°F92°F 202632°F 199926%0%
Mar 1668°F46°F85°F 201833°F 202626%0%
Mar 1768°F47°F83°F 200830°F 200526%0%
Mar 1868°F47°F85°F 201138°F 201025%0%
Mar 1968°F47°F85°F 201133°F 202325%0%
Mar 2069°F47°F89°F 202634°F 201025%0%
Mar 2169°F48°F92°F 202632°F 201025%0%
Mar 2269°F48°F91°F 202631°F 200225%0%
Mar 2370°F48°F85°F 201134°F 200625%0%
Mar 2470°F49°F86°F 201829°F 200625%0%
Mar 2570°F49°F88°F 202531°F 201325%0%
Mar 2670°F49°F91°F 201133°F 201325%0%
Mar 2771°F49°F87°F 202236°F 200925%0%
Mar 2871°F50°F84°F 201735°F 200925%0%
Mar 2971°F50°F85°F 200031°F 200925%0%
Mar 3071°F50°F85°F 202631°F 200325%0%
Mar 3172°F50°F87°F 202639°F 201125%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rice, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00410518 (Bardwell Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053912, 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.