Washburn climate

Washburn Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madeline Island, 15.3 km from Washburn

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 42°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 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 Washburn, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.75 in
Snowfall
11.5 in
Record high
82°FMar 18, 2012
Record low
-21°FMar 2, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 07 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
8.9 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 132°F11°F57°F 2024-15°F 201427%21%
Mar 232°F11°F53°F 2024-21°F 200927%21%
Mar 332°F11°F56°F 2000-17°F 201427%21%
Mar 433°F12°F57°F 2000-17°F 201927%20%
Mar 533°F12°F59°F 2000-13°F 201427%20%
Mar 634°F12°F69°F 2000-14°F 200327%20%
Mar 734°F13°F72°F 2000-14°F 200827%19%
Mar 834°F13°F63°F 2016-14°F 200827%19%
Mar 935°F13°F63°F 2021-9°F 200327%19%
Mar 1035°F14°F65°F 2025-10°F 202227%18%
Mar 1135°F14°F65°F 2012-3°F 200927%18%
Mar 1236°F15°F67°F 2024-13°F 200927%18%
Mar 1336°F15°F62°F 2015-7°F 202328%17%
Mar 1436°F15°F71°F 2012-9°F 202328%17%
Mar 1537°F16°F64°F 20153°F 200228%17%
Mar 1637°F16°F66°F 2003-5°F 201428%16%
Mar 1737°F17°F80°F 2012-6°F 200028%16%
Mar 1838°F17°F82°F 20120°F 200528%16%
Mar 1938°F17°F82°F 201211°F 200628%15%
Mar 2038°F18°F75°F 20127°F 202328%15%
Mar 2139°F18°F65°F 20213°F 200229%15%
Mar 2239°F18°F59°F 20213°F 201429%15%
Mar 2339°F19°F67°F 2003-2°F 201429%14%
Mar 2440°F19°F64°F 2007-7°F 200229%14%
Mar 2540°F20°F72°F 2007-8°F 200230%14%
Mar 2640°F20°F76°F 2007-8°F 201430%14%
Mar 2741°F20°F72°F 20123°F 200230%13%
Mar 2841°F21°F62°F 20174°F 202230%13%
Mar 2941°F21°F66°F 200510°F 202331%13%
Mar 3042°F22°F70°F 20103°F 202331%13%
Mar 3142°F22°F73°F 201014°F 201831%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washburn, 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 6:43 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474953 (Madeline Island), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.