Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hancock Exp Farm, 21.4 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.86 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 Bancroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.86 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
82°FMar 29, 1910
Record low
-31°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.9 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 135°F15°F60°F 2000-31°F 196226%17%
Mar 235°F15°F56°F 1992-20°F 191326%16%
Mar 336°F16°F59°F 2024-21°F 201426%16%
Mar 436°F16°F70°F 2024-16°F 201926%16%
Mar 537°F17°F60°F 2000-15°F 201926%16%
Mar 637°F17°F62°F 2000-13°F 192026%15%
Mar 737°F18°F67°F 2000-21°F 191326%15%
Mar 838°F18°F78°F 2000-14°F 196726%15%
Mar 938°F18°F71°F 2000-13°F 197526%14%
Mar 1039°F19°F66°F 2026-12°F 197226%14%
Mar 1139°F19°F68°F 2025-17°F 194826%13%
Mar 1240°F20°F66°F 2012-9°F 194826%13%
Mar 1340°F20°F71°F 1990-15°F 189726%13%
Mar 1440°F21°F67°F 1990-10°F 189527%12%
Mar 1541°F21°F75°F 2012-9°F 195627%12%
Mar 1641°F21°F70°F 1927-12°F 189727%12%
Mar 1742°F22°F73°F 2012-12°F 194127%11%
Mar 1842°F22°F79°F 2012-7°F 194127%11%
Mar 1943°F23°F78°F 2012-14°F 192327%11%
Mar 2043°F23°F77°F 1921-13°F 196527%10%
Mar 2143°F23°F79°F 2012-9°F 196527%10%
Mar 2244°F24°F78°F 2012-6°F 190628%10%
Mar 2344°F24°F77°F 1910-12°F 190628%9%
Mar 2445°F25°F75°F 1939-11°F 189928%9%
Mar 2545°F25°F75°F 1939-7°F 195229%9%
Mar 2646°F25°F76°F 2007-9°F 189929%8%
Mar 2746°F26°F80°F 1910-7°F 199629%8%
Mar 2847°F26°F81°F 1946-5°F 192330%8%
Mar 2947°F26°F82°F 19101°F 196430%8%
Mar 3047°F27°F81°F 1986-10°F 189930%7%
Mar 3148°F27°F78°F 1967-4°F 192331%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473405 (Hancock Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478171, 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.