Merrill Weather in March
Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 45°F on March 31, and lows from 10°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 in over about 9 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
- 39°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 1.75 in
- Snowfall
- 7.2 in
- Record high
- 86°FMar 27, 1910
- Record low
- -35°FMar 1, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 09 min to 12 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 23°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 | 32°F | 10°F | 59°F 2000 | -35°F 1962 | 29% | 22% |
| Mar 2 | 33°F | 11°F | 55°F 1923 | -34°F 1962 | 29% | 21% |
| Mar 3 | 33°F | 11°F | 56°F 2024 | -25°F 2014 | 29% | 21% |
| Mar 4 | 33°F | 12°F | 60°F 2024 | -24°F 2014 | 29% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 34°F | 12°F | 60°F 2000 | -33°F 1917 | 29% | 21% |
| Mar 6 | 34°F | 13°F | 66°F 1910 | -27°F 1920 | 30% | 20% |
| Mar 7 | 35°F | 13°F | 67°F 2000 | -27°F 1920 | 30% | 20% |
| Mar 8 | 35°F | 14°F | 75°F 2000 | -19°F 1913 | 30% | 20% |
| Mar 9 | 36°F | 14°F | 72°F 2000 | -15°F 1948 | 30% | 19% |
| Mar 10 | 36°F | 14°F | 63°F 2026 | -26°F 1948 | 30% | 19% |
| Mar 11 | 37°F | 15°F | 63°F 2025 | -11°F 1943 | 30% | 19% |
| Mar 12 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 2012 | -13°F 1906 | 30% | 18% |
| Mar 13 | 37°F | 16°F | 68°F 2016 | -18°F 1926 | 30% | 18% |
| Mar 14 | 38°F | 16°F | 66°F 1995 | -12°F 1975 | 30% | 18% |
| Mar 15 | 38°F | 17°F | 74°F 2012 | -20°F 1906 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 16 | 39°F | 17°F | 68°F 1927 | -15°F 1997 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 17 | 39°F | 18°F | 71°F 2012 | -13°F 1906 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 18 | 40°F | 18°F | 79°F 2012 | -16°F 1939 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 19 | 40°F | 18°F | 79°F 2012 | -17°F 1923 | 30% | 16% |
| Mar 20 | 40°F | 19°F | 77°F 2012 | -16°F 1965 | 31% | 16% |
| Mar 21 | 41°F | 19°F | 77°F 2012 | -9°F 1965 | 31% | 16% |
| Mar 22 | 41°F | 20°F | 75°F 2012 | -12°F 1943 | 31% | 15% |
| Mar 23 | 42°F | 20°F | 81°F 1910 | -15°F 1906 | 31% | 15% |
| Mar 24 | 42°F | 21°F | 85°F 1910 | -14°F 1974 | 31% | 15% |
| Mar 25 | 43°F | 21°F | 70°F 1910 | -9°F 1971 | 32% | 15% |
| Mar 26 | 43°F | 21°F | 80°F 1910 | -11°F 1923 | 32% | 14% |
| Mar 27 | 44°F | 22°F | 86°F 1910 | -9°F 1996 | 32% | 14% |
| Mar 28 | 44°F | 22°F | 78°F 1910 | -9°F 1955 | 33% | 14% |
| Mar 29 | 45°F | 23°F | 79°F 1910 | -4°F 1969 | 33% | 13% |
| Mar 30 | 45°F | 23°F | 77°F 1986 | -3°F 1969 | 33% | 13% |
| Mar 31 | 45°F | 23°F | 68°F 1963 | -15°F 1923 | 34% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475364 (Merrill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475364, 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.