Waunakee climate

Waunakee Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 10.6 km from Waunakee

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.26 in over about 11 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 Waunakee, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.26 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
81°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-11°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
12.1 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 137°F20°F55°F 2004-7°F 201534%25%
Mar 237°F20°F63°F 1964-7°F 201534%24%
Mar 338°F21°F64°F 1974-7°F 201434%24%
Mar 438°F21°F67°F 1983-11°F 200234%23%
Mar 539°F21°F68°F 1983-9°F 200234%23%
Mar 639°F22°F69°F 2000-2°F 201534%22%
Mar 740°F22°F69°F 2000-4°F 198234%22%
Mar 840°F22°F77°F 2000-5°F 198234%21%
Mar 940°F23°F72°F 2000-3°F 200334%21%
Mar 1041°F23°F64°F 1977-6°F 198434%20%
Mar 1141°F23°F64°F 1977-2°F 200334%20%
Mar 1242°F24°F65°F 1995-1°F 198434%19%
Mar 1342°F24°F75°F 19905°F 197534%19%
Mar 1443°F25°F70°F 1990-1°F 199334%18%
Mar 1543°F25°F76°F 2012-1°F 199334%18%
Mar 1644°F25°F80°F 20123°F 199734%17%
Mar 1744°F26°F78°F 20125°F 196734%17%
Mar 1845°F26°F79°F 20125°F 196734%17%
Mar 1945°F26°F78°F 20120°F 196535%16%
Mar 2046°F27°F72°F 2012-4°F 196535%16%
Mar 2146°F27°F80°F 2012-2°F 196535%15%
Mar 2246°F27°F81°F 20128°F 196535%15%
Mar 2347°F28°F77°F 20125°F 197435%14%
Mar 2447°F28°F67°F 1994-3°F 197435%14%
Mar 2548°F28°F74°F 200710°F 196536%13%
Mar 2648°F29°F76°F 20073°F 197936%13%
Mar 2749°F29°F80°F 20070°F 201536%13%
Mar 2849°F29°F75°F 19896°F 201536%12%
Mar 2949°F30°F75°F 19864°F 196937%12%
Mar 3050°F30°F80°F 19862°F 196937%11%
Mar 3150°F30°F74°F 19673°F 196937%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waunakee, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471416, 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.