Colfax climate

Colfax Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Menomonie, 21.5 km from Colfax

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.97 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 Colfax, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.97 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
82°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-34°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 10 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.2 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°F13°F58°F 1992-34°F 196223%14%
Mar 235°F13°F57°F 1992-15°F 201424%13%
Mar 336°F14°F58°F 2024-23°F 201424%13%
Mar 436°F14°F68°F 2024-23°F 201424%13%
Mar 537°F15°F68°F 2000-13°F 201924%13%
Mar 637°F15°F70°F 2000-15°F 198924%12%
Mar 738°F15°F74°F 2000-12°F 199624%12%
Mar 838°F16°F73°F 2000-15°F 196725%12%
Mar 939°F16°F69°F 2000-14°F 198425%12%
Mar 1039°F17°F65°F 2021-6°F 200325%11%
Mar 1140°F17°F65°F 2025-4°F 198425%11%
Mar 1240°F18°F68°F 1990-5°F 199325%11%
Mar 1340°F18°F68°F 1990-6°F 197525%10%
Mar 1441°F19°F66°F 1973-10°F 199325%10%
Mar 1541°F19°F77°F 2025-3°F 199726%10%
Mar 1642°F19°F68°F 2003-8°F 199726%10%
Mar 1742°F20°F79°F 2012-2°F 196726%9%
Mar 1843°F20°F80°F 2012-12°F 199326%9%
Mar 1943°F21°F81°F 2012-12°F 198927%9%
Mar 2044°F21°F75°F 2012-17°F 196527%8%
Mar 2144°F22°F65°F 2012-8°F 196527%8%
Mar 2245°F22°F77°F 2026-6°F 201328%8%
Mar 2345°F22°F69°F 2012-5°F 197428%8%
Mar 2446°F23°F69°F 1963-11°F 196528%7%
Mar 2546°F23°F77°F 2007-1°F 196629%7%
Mar 2647°F24°F79°F 2007-12°F 199629%7%
Mar 2747°F24°F80°F 2007-1°F 196529%7%
Mar 2848°F25°F75°F 19862°F 197030%6%
Mar 2948°F25°F82°F 1986-4°F 196930%6%
Mar 3049°F25°F82°F 1986-2°F 196931%6%
Mar 3149°F26°F80°F 1986-4°F 196931%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475335 (Menomonie), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475335, 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.