Shelbyville weather in March: Shelbyville, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Shelbyville in March has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 58°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 5.79 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 4°C, 147 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationShelbyville Water Dept
- Station IDUSC00408246
- Location35.49°N 86.48°W
- Elevation760 ft (232 m)
- Population25,792
- Jan 49° 29°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 63° 39°
- Apr 72° 47°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 89° 67°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 62° 37°
- Dec 52° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Shelbyville in March?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 50.6°F. March is 7.9°F warmer than February and 8.9°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Shelbyville and the 2nd wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 58°F on March 1 to 67°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 47°F and 55°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 58°F | 35°F | 41% | 28% |
| March 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% |
| March 15 | 62°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% |
| March 22 | 65°F | 40°F | 39% | 26% |
| March 31 | 67°F | 43°F | 38% | 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 | 58°F | 35°F | 41% | 28% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 58°F | 35°F | 40% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 58°F | 36°F | 40% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 59°F | 36°F | 40% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 59°F | 36°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 59°F | 36°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 60°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 60°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 60°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 61°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 61°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 61°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 62°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 62°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 62°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 63°F | 39°F | 40% | 27% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 63°F | 39°F | 40% | 27% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 63°F | 39°F | 39% | 27% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 64°F | 39°F | 39% | 27% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 64°F | 40°F | 39% | 27% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 64°F | 40°F | 39% | 27% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 65°F | 40°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 65°F | 40°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 65°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 66°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 66°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 66°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 67°F | 42°F | 39% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 67°F | 42°F | 38% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 67°F | 42°F | 38% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 67°F | 43°F | 38% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 39°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 5.79 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 68%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00408246; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Shelbyville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around March 1 (41%). In all, 5.79 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Shelbyville, 9 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00408246.
What are the records for March in Shelbyville?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1951) is 85°F, on March 30, 1977; the coldest is 3°F, on March 3, 1980. The wettest March brought 14.54 in (1973); the snowiest, 8.0 inches (1968).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 50.6°F: 2021 54.5°F (+3.9), 2022 52.8°F (+2.2), 2023 52.0°F (+1.4), 2024 54.4°F (+3.8), 2025 54.5°F (+3.9), 2026 59.5°F (+8.9). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.5°F | +3.9°F | 10.57 in |
| 2022 | 52.8°F | +2.2°F | 8.86 in |
| 2023 | 52.0°F | +1.4°F | 6.05 in |
| 2024 | 54.4°F | +3.8°F | 5.65 in |
| 2025 | 54.5°F | +3.9°F | 9.11 in |
| 2026 | 59.5°F | +8.9°F | 2.55 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00408246; recent months: ACIS, station USC00408246. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Shelbyville 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; Shelbyville's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.