Independence weather in March: Independence, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Independence in March has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 2.88 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 0°C, 73 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationIndependence
- Station IDUSC00234154
- Location39.06°N 94.39°W
- Elevation985 ft (300 m)
- Population121,629
- Jan 38° 19°
- Feb 43° 23°
- Mar 55° 33°
- Apr 65° 43°
- May 74° 54°
- Jun 83° 64°
- Jul 87° 68°
- Aug 86° 66°
- Sep 78° 57°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 53° 34°
- Dec 42° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Independence in March?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 43.5°F. March is 10.4°F warmer than February and 10.1°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Independence and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 48°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 39°F and 48°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 48°F | 27°F | 25% | 15% |
| March 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% |
| March 15 | 54°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% |
| March 22 | 57°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% |
| March 31 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 21% |
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 | 48°F | 27°F | 25% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 49°F | 28°F | 25% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 49°F | 28°F | 26% | 16% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 50°F | 29°F | 26% | 16% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 50°F | 29°F | 26% | 16% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 50°F | 29°F | 27% | 16% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 16% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 17% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 52°F | 30°F | 28% | 17% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 28% | 17% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 53°F | 31°F | 28% | 17% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 53°F | 31°F | 28% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 53°F | 32°F | 29% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 54°F | 32°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 54°F | 32°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 56°F | 33°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 56°F | 34°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 56°F | 34°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 57°F | 34°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 57°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 57°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 58°F | 35°F | 32% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 58°F | 36°F | 32% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 59°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 59°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 59°F | 37°F | 33% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 60°F | 37°F | 33% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 60°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 60°F | 38°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 33°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 2.88 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00234154; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Independence in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around March 31 (33%). In all, 2.88 in falls on 10 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Independence, 16 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.7 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00234154.
How does March in Independence compare across Missouri?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Missouri, March normal highs run from 50°F in Memphis to 61°F in Eminence; Independence's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.