Sterling County climate

Sterling County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling City, 6.4 km from Sterling County

Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.27 in over about 4 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 Sterling County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
1.27 in
Record high
97°FMar 28, 1971
Record low
9°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
93%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
12.3 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 165°F37°F88°F 200612°F 196212%
Mar 265°F38°F90°F 200613°F 198012%
Mar 365°F38°F87°F 196715°F 197113%
Mar 466°F38°F90°F 197416°F 196013%
Mar 566°F39°F89°F 200914°F 198913%
Mar 666°F39°F90°F 199114°F 198913%
Mar 766°F39°F87°F 200618°F 199613%
Mar 867°F39°F84°F 200617°F 199613%
Mar 967°F40°F84°F 198619°F 196913%
Mar 1067°F40°F87°F 195513°F 194813%
Mar 1167°F40°F91°F 19679°F 194813%
Mar 1268°F41°F92°F 198912°F 194813%
Mar 1368°F41°F95°F 198921°F 199313%
Mar 1468°F41°F89°F 200220°F 199313%
Mar 1569°F41°F89°F 198922°F 198813%
Mar 1669°F42°F87°F 196622°F 198813%
Mar 1769°F42°F92°F 201322°F 198813%
Mar 1870°F42°F93°F 201127°F 196513%
Mar 1970°F42°F90°F 197419°F 196513%
Mar 2070°F43°F90°F 199414°F 196513%
Mar 2171°F43°F94°F 201725°F 196513%0%
Mar 2271°F43°F94°F 201724°F 195213%0%
Mar 2371°F43°F88°F 196024°F 195213%0%
Mar 2472°F44°F90°F 199525°F 196513%0%
Mar 2572°F44°F91°F 198826°F 196513%0%
Mar 2672°F44°F90°F 202020°F 195513%0%
Mar 2773°F44°F93°F 202027°F 195513%0%
Mar 2873°F45°F97°F 197129°F 195213%0%
Mar 2973°F45°F94°F 196724°F 198712%0%
Mar 3074°F45°F95°F 196321°F 198712%0%
Mar 3174°F45°F92°F 201222°F 198712%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418630 (Sterling City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.