Cookeville weather in March: Cookeville, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Cookeville in March has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 48°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal March, 5.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 2°C, 139 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationCookeville
- Station IDUSC00402009
- Location36.11°N 85.50°W
- Elevation1,090 ft (332 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population37,102
- Jan 47° 27°
- Feb 51° 29°
- Mar 60° 35°
- Apr 70° 43°
- May 78° 53°
- Jun 84° 62°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 87° 64°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 72° 45°
- Nov 60° 35°
- Dec 51° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cookeville in March?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 47.7°F. March is 7.5°F warmer than February and 8.8°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Cookeville and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 55°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 44°F and 52°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 43% | 29% |
| March 8 | 57°F | 34°F | 42% | 29% |
| March 15 | 60°F | 35°F | 42% | 29% |
| March 22 | 62°F | 37°F | 42% | 29% |
| March 31 | 65°F | 39°F | 41% | 28% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 43% | 29% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 56°F | 32°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 56°F | 33°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 56°F | 33°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 57°F | 33°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 57°F | 33°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 57°F | 34°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 57°F | 34°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 58°F | 34°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 58°F | 34°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 58°F | 34°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 59°F | 35°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 59°F | 35°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 59°F | 35°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 60°F | 35°F | 42% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 60°F | 35°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 61°F | 36°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 62°F | 37°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 62°F | 37°F | 42% | 29% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 62°F | 37°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 63°F | 37°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 63°F | 37°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 63°F | 38°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 64°F | 38°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 64°F | 38°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 64°F | 38°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 65°F | 39°F | 41% | 29% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 65°F | 39°F | 41% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 35°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 5.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00402009; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cookeville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around March 1 (43%). In all, 5.46 in falls on 13 days of a normal March, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Cookeville, 14 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00402009.
What are the records for March in Cookeville?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 87°F, on March 25, 1929; the coldest is −1°F, on March 3, 1980. The wettest March brought 15.75 in (1975); the snowiest, 16.4 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.7°F: 2021 52.3°F (+4.6), 2022 50.8°F (+3.1), 2023 49.1°F (+1.4), 2026 56.9°F (+9.2). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.3°F | +4.6°F | 12.98 in |
| 2022 | 50.8°F | +3.1°F | 3.33 in |
| 2023 | 49.1°F | +1.4°F | 5.16 in |
| 2026 | 56.9°F | +9.2°F | 2.80 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00402009; recent months: ACIS, station USC00402009. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Cookeville compare across Tennessee?
Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, March normal highs run from 55°F in Roan Mountain to 66°F in Ardmore; Cookeville's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.