Preston County climate

Preston County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Terra Alta #1, 10.7 km from Preston County

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.01 in over about 18 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 Preston County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
5.01 in
Snowfall
28.2 in
Record high
86°FMar 23, 1966
Record low
-3°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.9 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 141°F22°F75°F 19729°F 196762%41%
Mar 241°F23°F74°F 19915°F 198062%41%
Mar 342°F23°F75°F 19744°F 201461%40%
Mar 442°F23°F79°F 19761°F 201461%40%
Mar 542°F23°F80°F 19835°F 201561%39%
Mar 643°F24°F75°F 1946-3°F 201561%38%
Mar 743°F24°F83°F 20266°F 196060%38%
Mar 843°F24°F79°F 20004°F 198660%37%
Mar 944°F24°F77°F 20165°F 196060%37%
Mar 1044°F25°F78°F 20264°F 199660%36%
Mar 1144°F25°F79°F 20265°F 196059%36%
Mar 1245°F25°F80°F 19909°F 198459%35%
Mar 1345°F25°F79°F 199011°F 196059%34%
Mar 1445°F26°F80°F 197311°F 199359%34%
Mar 1546°F26°F80°F 19908°F 199359%33%
Mar 1646°F26°F75°F 199012°F 199258%32%
Mar 1746°F26°F79°F 201213°F 196758%32%
Mar 1847°F27°F76°F 196611°F 199358%31%
Mar 1947°F27°F83°F 20258°F 196758%31%
Mar 2048°F27°F82°F 201212°F 196558%30%
Mar 2148°F27°F83°F 19487°F 196558%29%
Mar 2248°F28°F85°F 201213°F 196557%29%
Mar 2349°F28°F86°F 196618°F 195957%28%
Mar 2449°F28°F80°F 201614°F 201457%27%
Mar 2550°F29°F82°F 195410°F 197457%27%
Mar 2650°F29°F81°F 196714°F 195557%26%
Mar 2751°F29°F85°F 195015°F 195557%25%
Mar 2851°F30°F84°F 202010°F 198257%25%
Mar 2951°F30°F83°F 197714°F 201556%24%
Mar 3052°F30°F82°F 198612°F 197056%23%
Mar 3152°F31°F80°F 202618°F 196556%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Preston County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00468777 (Terra Alta #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013736, 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.