Ponca City weather in March: Ponca City, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Ponca City in March has a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal March, 2.17 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 3°C, 55 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationPonca City Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00013969
- Location36.74°N 97.10°W
- Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
- Population24,234
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 52° 28°
- Mar 62° 37°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 84° 61°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 60° 36°
- Dec 49° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ponca City in March?
The normal high is 62°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 49.5°F. March is 9.4°F warmer than February and 9.0°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Ponca City and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 56°F on March 1 to 67°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 45°F and 54°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 25%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 56°F | 33°F | 18% | 10% |
| March 8 | 59°F | 35°F | 20% | 12% |
| March 15 | 62°F | 37°F | 22% | 13% |
| March 22 | 64°F | 39°F | 23% | 14% |
| March 31 | 67°F | 42°F | 25% | 15% |
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 | 56°F | 33°F | 18% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 57°F | 33°F | 19% | 11% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 57°F | 33°F | 19% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 57°F | 34°F | 19% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 58°F | 34°F | 19% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 58°F | 34°F | 20% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 58°F | 35°F | 20% | 11% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 59°F | 35°F | 20% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 59°F | 35°F | 20% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 60°F | 36°F | 21% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 60°F | 36°F | 21% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 60°F | 36°F | 21% | 12% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 61°F | 37°F | 21% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 61°F | 37°F | 22% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 62°F | 37°F | 22% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 62°F | 37°F | 22% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 62°F | 38°F | 22% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 63°F | 38°F | 23% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 63°F | 38°F | 23% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 63°F | 39°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 64°F | 39°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 64°F | 39°F | 23% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 64°F | 40°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 65°F | 40°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 65°F | 40°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 65°F | 40°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 66°F | 41°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 66°F | 41°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 66°F | 41°F | 25% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 67°F | 42°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 67°F | 42°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 62°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 37°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 2.17 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 10
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013969; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Ponca City in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around March 31 (25%). In all, 2.17 in falls on 7 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Ponca City, 10 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013969.
What are the records for March in Ponca City?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 97°F, on March 21, 2026; the coldest is −2°F, on March 3, 1960. The wettest March brought 8.02 in (1973); the snowiest, 13.8 inches (1970).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.5°F: 2021 54.2°F (+4.7), 2022 49.1°F (−0.4), 2023 49.1°F (−0.4), 2024 53.9°F (+4.4), 2025 54.5°F (+5.0), 2026 58.7°F (+9.2). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.2°F | +4.7°F | 4.25 in |
| 2022 | 49.1°F | −0.4°F | 4.42 in |
| 2023 | 49.1°F | −0.4°F | 0.04 in |
| 2024 | 53.9°F | +4.4°F | 1.22 in |
| 2025 | 54.5°F | +5.0°F | 1.84 in |
| 2026 | 58.7°F | +9.2°F | 0.16 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00013969; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013969. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Ponca City compare across Oklahoma?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Oklahoma, March normal highs run from 59°F in Newkirk to 69°F in Waurika; Ponca City's is 62°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.