Whitney climate

Whitney Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 11.3 km from Whitney

Average highs run from 64°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 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 Whitney, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Record high
100°FMar 30, 1913
Record low
12°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 164°F42°F87°F 198319°F 192026%
Mar 264°F42°F88°F 190413°F 198026%
Mar 364°F42°F84°F 202612°F 194326%
Mar 465°F42°F87°F 193812°F 194326%
Mar 565°F43°F95°F 199120°F 198926%
Mar 665°F43°F94°F 191620°F 198926%
Mar 765°F43°F88°F 191019°F 198926%
Mar 866°F44°F92°F 191122°F 199626%
Mar 966°F44°F95°F 191121°F 193226%
Mar 1066°F44°F94°F 191122°F 193226%
Mar 1167°F44°F96°F 191112°F 194826%
Mar 1267°F45°F95°F 191112°F 194826%
Mar 1367°F45°F92°F 191818°F 193226%
Mar 1468°F45°F92°F 193624°F 198826%
Mar 1568°F45°F91°F 193619°F 191326%
Mar 1668°F46°F94°F 202622°F 191326%
Mar 1769°F46°F86°F 192128°F 191526%
Mar 1869°F46°F90°F 190726°F 193426%
Mar 1969°F46°F93°F 190715°F 192326%
Mar 2070°F47°F91°F 191615°F 192326%
Mar 2170°F47°F98°F 191621°F 191426%
Mar 2270°F47°F96°F 202624°F 191526%
Mar 2371°F47°F96°F 191026°F 195226%
Mar 2471°F48°F91°F 192825°F 200626%
Mar 2571°F48°F95°F 192826°F 200626%
Mar 2672°F48°F95°F 202520°F 191326%
Mar 2772°F48°F93°F 201128°F 201326%
Mar 2872°F48°F95°F 195628°F 193126%
Mar 2973°F49°F93°F 196728°F 193126%
Mar 3073°F49°F100°F 191327°F 200326%
Mar 3173°F49°F100°F 191328°F 193726%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Whitney, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:27 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419715 (Whitney Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00414182, 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.