New Castle weather in March: New Castle, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
New Castle in March has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 38°F, rising from 44°F on the 1st to 56°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 3.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −3°C, 78 mm of precipitation and 9 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationNew Castle (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00366233
- Location41.02°N 80.36°W
- Elevation825 ft (252 m)
- Population21,332
- Jan 37° 19°
- Feb 40° 20°
- Mar 49° 27°
- Apr 63° 36°
- May 73° 47°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 85° 59°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 42° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is New Castle in March?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 37.8°F. March is 8.2°F warmer than February and 11.6°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in New Castle and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 44°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 34°F and 42°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 44%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 44°F | 23°F | 42% | 23% |
| March 8 | 46°F | 24°F | 42% | 24% |
| March 15 | 49°F | 26°F | 41% | 24% |
| March 22 | 52°F | 28°F | 42% | 24% |
| March 31 | 56°F | 31°F | 44% | 26% |
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 | 44°F | 23°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 2 | 44°F | 23°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 44°F | 23°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 45°F | 23°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 45°F | 24°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 6 | 45°F | 24°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 46°F | 24°F | 42% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 46°F | 24°F | 42% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 46°F | 25°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 48°F | 26°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 48°F | 26°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 49°F | 26°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 49°F | 27°F | 41% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 49°F | 27°F | 41% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 50°F | 27°F | 41% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 50°F | 27°F | 41% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 51°F | 28°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 51°F | 28°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 52°F | 28°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 52°F | 28°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 52°F | 29°F | 42% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 53°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 53°F | 29°F | 43% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 54°F | 29°F | 43% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 54°F | 30°F | 43% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 55°F | 30°F | 43% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 55°F | 30°F | 44% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 56°F | 31°F | 44% | 26% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 27°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 40 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 60%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00366233; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in New Castle in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around March 31 (44%). In all, 3.08 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in New Castle, 23 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.7 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 5 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00366233.
What are the records for March in New Castle?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 85°F, on March 24, 1910; the coldest is −19°F, on March 1, 1934. The wettest March brought 6.09 in (2008); the snowiest, 24.5 inches (1906).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00366233. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in New Castle compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, March normal highs run from 40°F in Laporte to 53°F in Marcus Hook; New Castle's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- New Castle in February40°F by day, 20°F at night
- New Castle in April63°F by day, 36°F at night
- New Castle through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Pennsylvania in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Marcus Hook: Pennsylvania's warmest Marchnormal high 53°F