Cornell Weather in March
Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.72 in.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 1.72 in
- Snowfall
- 6.7 in
- Record high
- 78°FMar 31, 1986
- Record low
- -30°FMar 3, 1995
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 33°F | 11°F | 60°F 2000 | -21°F 1986 | 10% | |
| Mar 2 | 33°F | 12°F | 52°F 2024 | -28°F 1995 | 10% | |
| Mar 3 | 34°F | 12°F | 57°F 2024 | -30°F 1995 | 10% | |
| Mar 4 | 34°F | 13°F | 64°F 2024 | -28°F 2014 | 10% | |
| Mar 5 | 34°F | 13°F | 55°F 2026 | -29°F 2003 | 10% | |
| Mar 6 | 35°F | 14°F | 64°F 2000 | -28°F 2003 | 9% | |
| Mar 7 | 35°F | 14°F | 69°F 1987 | -25°F 1996 | 9% | |
| Mar 8 | 36°F | 15°F | 74°F 2000 | -24°F 1996 | 9% | |
| Mar 9 | 36°F | 15°F | 66°F 2000 | -25°F 1995 | 9% | |
| Mar 10 | 37°F | 16°F | 62°F 2021 | -28°F 2003 | 9% | |
| Mar 11 | 37°F | 16°F | 63°F 2025 | -16°F 1996 | 8% | |
| Mar 12 | 37°F | 17°F | 63°F 1990 | -28°F 2003 | 8% | |
| Mar 13 | 38°F | 17°F | 68°F 2016 | -16°F 1993 | 8% | |
| Mar 14 | 38°F | 17°F | 62°F 1990 | -23°F 1993 | 8% | |
| Mar 15 | 39°F | 18°F | 73°F 2025 | -23°F 1993 | 8% | |
| Mar 16 | 39°F | 18°F | 63°F 2012 | -9°F 1992 | 8% | |
| Mar 17 | 39°F | 19°F | 65°F 2012 | -21°F 1997 | 7% | |
| Mar 18 | 40°F | 19°F | 73°F 2012 | -24°F 1993 | 7% | |
| Mar 19 | 40°F | 20°F | 75°F 2012 | -25°F 1993 | 7% | |
| Mar 20 | 41°F | 20°F | 73°F 2012 | -10°F 1986 | 7% | |
| Mar 21 | 41°F | 21°F | 66°F 2012 | -10°F 1986 | 7% | |
| Mar 22 | 42°F | 21°F | 71°F 2026 | -12°F 1989 | 7% | |
| Mar 23 | 42°F | 22°F | 66°F 2021 | -4°F 2004 | 6% | |
| Mar 24 | 43°F | 22°F | 69°F 1987 | -4°F 2014 | 6% | |
| Mar 25 | 43°F | 22°F | 74°F 2007 | -11°F 2002 | 6% | |
| Mar 26 | 43°F | 23°F | 74°F 2007 | -13°F 1996 | 6% | |
| Mar 27 | 44°F | 23°F | 77°F 2007 | -11°F 1996 | 6% | |
| Mar 28 | 44°F | 24°F | 69°F 1986 | -1°F 1996 | 6% | |
| Mar 29 | 45°F | 24°F | 73°F 1986 | 1°F 2011 | 5% | |
| Mar 30 | 45°F | 25°F | 66°F 2005 | 4°F 2011 | 5% | |
| Mar 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 78°F 1986 | 4°F 2023 | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473698 (Holcombe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470773, 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.