Independence Weather in March
Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.66 in over about 8 wet days.
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
- 41°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.66 in
- Snowfall
- 8.9 in
- Record high
- 88°FMar 27, 2007
- Record low
- -22°FMar 4, 2014
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 35°F | 15°F | 63°F 2000 | -11°F 2014 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 2 | 35°F | 15°F | 61°F 1992 | -10°F 1943 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 3 | 36°F | 16°F | 65°F 2024 | -20°F 2014 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 4 | 36°F | 16°F | 71°F 2024 | -22°F 2014 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 5 | 37°F | 16°F | 63°F 2000 | -18°F 2019 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 6 | 37°F | 17°F | 70°F 2000 | -9°F 2015 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 7 | 38°F | 17°F | 71°F 2000 | -7°F 1996 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 8 | 38°F | 18°F | 81°F 2000 | -8°F 2008 | 27% | 17% |
| Mar 9 | 38°F | 18°F | 75°F 2000 | -8°F 1995 | 27% | 16% |
| Mar 10 | 39°F | 19°F | 67°F 2021 | -8°F 1995 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 11 | 39°F | 19°F | 70°F 2025 | -4°F 2003 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 12 | 40°F | 19°F | 70°F 2024 | -1°F 1993 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 13 | 40°F | 20°F | 68°F 2016 | -4°F 1975 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 14 | 41°F | 20°F | 69°F 1995 | -7°F 1993 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 15 | 41°F | 21°F | 78°F 2025 | -7°F 1993 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 16 | 41°F | 21°F | 71°F 2003 | -2°F 1997 | 27% | 14% |
| Mar 17 | 42°F | 21°F | 81°F 2012 | -9°F 1993 | 27% | 14% |
| Mar 18 | 42°F | 22°F | 83°F 2012 | 0°F 1941 | 27% | 13% |
| Mar 19 | 43°F | 22°F | 82°F 2012 | 0°F 1993 | 27% | 13% |
| Mar 20 | 43°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | 5°F 2013 | 27% | 12% |
| Mar 21 | 44°F | 23°F | 69°F 2012 | 2°F 2013 | 27% | 12% |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 2026 | -2°F 1940 | 27% | 11% |
| Mar 23 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 2012 | 0°F 1940 | 27% | 11% |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 24°F | 71°F 2003 | 0°F 1940 | 27% | 10% |
| Mar 25 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 2004 | 1°F 1940 | 28% | 10% |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 24°F | 80°F 2007 | 0°F 1996 | 28% | 9% |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 25°F | 88°F 2007 | -4°F 1996 | 28% | 9% |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 75°F 2012 | 10°F 1970 | 28% | 9% |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 25°F | 82°F 2025 | 17°F 2015 | 29% | 8% |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 26°F | 78°F 1943 | 8°F 1975 | 29% | 8% |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 26°F | 79°F 2026 | 19°F 1975 | 29% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470882 (Blair), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00219072, 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.