Somerset weather in March: Somerset, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Somerset in March has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal March, 5.11 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 4°C, 130 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationSomerset (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00157510
- Location37.12°N 84.62°W
- Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population12,389
- Jan 45° 29°
- Feb 50° 32°
- Mar 59° 39°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 87° 69°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 71° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Somerset in March?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 48.5°F. March is 7.9°F warmer than February and 10.4°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Somerset and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 53°F on March 1 to 64°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 44°F and 53°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 53°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% |
| March 8 | 56°F | 37°F | 39% | 27% |
| March 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 40% | 28% |
| March 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 39% | 28% |
| March 31 | 64°F | 43°F | 39% | 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 | 53°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 54°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 54°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 54°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 55°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 55°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 55°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 56°F | 37°F | 39% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 56°F | 37°F | 39% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 56°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 57°F | 37°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 57°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 57°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 58°F | 38°F | 40% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 40% | 28% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 58°F | 39°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 59°F | 39°F | 40% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 59°F | 39°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 59°F | 39°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 60°F | 40°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 60°F | 40°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 61°F | 40°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 61°F | 41°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 62°F | 41°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 62°F | 41°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 63°F | 42°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 63°F | 42°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 64°F | 42°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 64°F | 43°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 64°F | 43°F | 39% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 39°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 5.11 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00157510; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Somerset in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around March 10 (40%). In all, 5.11 in falls on 13 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Somerset, 13 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00157510.
What are the records for March in Somerset?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 84°F, on March 21, 2012; the coldest is −4°F, on March 13, 1960. The wettest March brought 12.30 in (1975); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (1975).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00157510. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Somerset compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, March normal highs run from 54°F in Olive Hill to 62°F in Eddyville; Somerset's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.