Poplar climate

Poplar Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brule RS, 16.6 km from Poplar

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 43°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.63 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Poplar, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.63 in
Snowfall
9.1 in
Record high
80°FMar 28, 1946
Record low
-38°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 07 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
10.1 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 131°F11°F58°F 2024-38°F 196217%
Mar 232°F11°F50°F 1923-22°F 191317%
Mar 332°F12°F57°F 2000-18°F 191316%
Mar 433°F12°F56°F 1968-16°F 195716%
Mar 533°F13°F51°F 1934-14°F 196016%
Mar 633°F13°F65°F 1987-16°F 195516%
Mar 734°F14°F72°F 1987-19°F 195515%
Mar 834°F14°F57°F 2020-13°F 196015%
Mar 935°F15°F61°F 2025-14°F 195015%
Mar 1035°F15°F62°F 2015-25°F 194814%
Mar 1135°F16°F60°F 2024-25°F 194814%
Mar 1236°F16°F65°F 2024-14°F 195013%
Mar 1336°F17°F60°F 2007-12°F 194813%
Mar 1437°F17°F60°F 1995-10°F 195613%
Mar 1537°F17°F65°F 2015-13°F 195612%
Mar 1637°F18°F58°F 2015-8°F 195612%
Mar 1738°F18°F60°F 1968-17°F 201312%
Mar 1838°F19°F63°F 2010-11°F 192311%
Mar 1939°F19°F68°F 1918-16°F 192311%
Mar 2039°F20°F66°F 1910-20°F 196511%
Mar 2139°F20°F64°F 2021-10°F 196510%
Mar 2240°F20°F70°F 1910-4°F 194010%
Mar 2340°F21°F62°F 1920-18°F 196510%
Mar 2440°F21°F69°F 1939-16°F 196510%
Mar 2541°F21°F62°F 1928-14°F 19749%
Mar 2641°F22°F68°F 1925-20°F 19659%
Mar 2742°F22°F77°F 1946-8°F 19659%
Mar 2842°F23°F80°F 1946-9°F 19239%
Mar 2942°F23°F68°F 1963-8°F 19238%
Mar 3043°F23°F70°F 1967-10°F 19238%
Mar 3143°F24°F74°F 2010-6°F 19238%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Poplar, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471131 (Brule RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478349, 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.