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March Weather in Norman Wells Canada

Daily high temperatures increase by 18°F, from 4°F to 22°F, rarely falling below -14°F or exceeding 38°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 14°F, from -14°F to -0°F, rarely falling below -33°F or exceeding 16°F.

For reference, on July 9, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Norman Wells typically range from 54°F to 74°F, while on January 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from -19°F to -6°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Norman Wells

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Norman WellsMar1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-40°F-40°F-30°F-30°F-20°F-20°F-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°FFebAprMar 14°FMar 14°F-14°F-14°FMar 3122°FMar 3122°F-0°F-0°FMar 119°FMar 119°F-10°F-10°FMar 2114°FMar 2114°F-6°F-6°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Norman Wells

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Norman WellsMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Alekseyevskaya, Russia (3,462 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Norman Wells (view comparison).

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The month of March in Norman Wells experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 60% to 64%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64% on March 28.

The clearest day of the month is March 6, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 40% of the time.

For reference, on March 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64%, while on June 24, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 48%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Norman Wells

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprJun 2448%Jun 2448%Mar 140%Mar 140%Mar 3136%Mar 3136%Mar 1140%Mar 1140%Mar 2136%Mar 2136%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Norman Wells, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 3% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 27% on July 29, and its lowest chance is 2% on March 6.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Norman Wells

Probability of Precipitation in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%FebAprMar 62%Mar 62%Mar 314%Mar 314%Mar 213%Mar 213%NowNowsnowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during March in Norman Wells is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.5 inches, and ending the month at 2.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.2 inches on March 7.

Average Monthly Snowfall in March in Norman Wells

Average Monthly Snowfall in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 in9 in9 inFebAprMar 71.2 inMar 71.2 inMar 312.1 inMar 312.1 inMar 211.5 inMar 211.5 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of March in Norman Wells, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 3 hours, 27 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 6 minutes, 53 seconds, and weekly increase of 48 minutes, 12 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 13 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Norman Wells

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 14 minMar 1912 hr, 14 minnightnightdaydayMar 110 hr, 10 minMar 110 hr, 10 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Norman Wells is 9:02 AM on March 10 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 18 minutes earlier at 7:43 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:45 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 35 minutes later at 9:20 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 3:00 AM on March 10, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:15 AM and sets 22 hours, 28 minutes later, at 1:43 AM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 11:44 AM and sets 3 hours, 23 minutes later, at 3:07 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Norman Wells

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMFebApr7:43 AM7:43 AMMar 319:20 PMMar 319:20 PM8:35 AM8:35 AMMar 16:45 PMMar 16:45 PM8:58 AM8:58 AMMar 118:17 PMMar 118:17 PM8:21 AM8:21 AMMar 218:48 PMMar 218:48 PMMar 10DSTMar 10DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Norman Wells

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Norman WellsMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr00101020203000010102030NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Norman Wells

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Norman WellsMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 94:00 PMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 245:31 AMFeb 245:31 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AMApr 812:22 PMApr 812:22 PMApr 235:50 PMApr 235:50 PM11:00 AM11:00 AM4:43 PM4:43 PM4:58 PM4:58 PM9:40 AM9:40 AM9:29 AM9:29 AM9:15 PM9:15 PM8:28 PM8:28 PM8:21 AM8:21 AM7:21 AM7:21 AM10:27 PM10:27 PM11:02 PM11:02 PM5:57 AM5:57 AMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
71%2:50 AMSE8:19 AMSW-5:35 AMS246,649 mi
2
61%5:09 AMSSE7:39 AMSSW-6:24 AMS243,757 mi
3
50%7:19 AMS240,335 mi
4
40%8:19 AMS236,525 mi
5
29%9:23 AMS232,561 mi
6
18%10:27 AMS228,761 mi
7
10%9:32 AMSSE1:28 PMSSW-11:30 AMS225,489 mi
8
4%9:02 AMSE3:59 PMSW-12:29 PMS223,105 mi
9
0%8:43 AMESE6:11 PMWSW-1:25 PMS221,886 mi
10
0%9:29 AME9:15 PMW-4:00 AMNNE221,773 mi
11
4%9:15 AME11:17 PMWNW-4:07 PMS223,377 mi
12
10%9:01 AMENE--4:57 PMS225,902 mi
13
18%-1:23 AMNW8:44 AMNE5:48 PMS229,269 mi
14
28%-3:41 AMNNW8:19 AMNNE6:41 PMS233,128 mi
15
39%7:35 PMS237,126 mi
16
50%8:30 PMS240,953 mi
17
60%9:24 PMS244,373 mi
18
70%10:15 PMS247,232 mi
19
78%11:04 PMS249,458 mi
20
86%-9:41 AMNNW1:36 PMNNE11:49 PMS251,040 mi
21
89%-9:14 AMNW3:35 PMNE--
22
92%-8:57 AMNW5:19 PMENE12:31 AMS252,012 mi
23
96%-8:44 AMWNW6:55 PMENE1:11 AMS252,432 mi
24
99%-8:32 AMW8:28 PME1:50 AMS252,363 mi
25
100%-8:21 AMW10:01 PMESE2:28 AMS251,859 mi
26
99%-8:09 AMWSW11:39 PMESE3:07 AMS250,956 mi
27
96%-7:55 AMSW-3:48 AMS249,668 mi
28
91%1:26 AMSE7:38 AMSW-4:32 AMS247,992 mi
29
85%3:32 AMSSE7:08 AMSSW-5:20 AMS245,915 mi
30
76%6:13 AMS243,431 mi
31
67%7:10 AMS240,561 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Norman Wells is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Norman Wells

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Norman Wells is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 8.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.8 miles per hour, while on July 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Norman Wells

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Norman Wells during March is predominantly out of the west from March 1 to March 19 and the east from March 19 to March 31.

Wind Direction in March in Norman Wells

Wind Direction in March in Norman WellsWEMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwesteastsouthnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Norman Wells typically lasts for 3.7 months (113 days), from around May 19 to around September 9, rarely starting before May 3 or after June 4, and rarely ending before August 23 or after September 27.

The month of March in Norman Wells is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Norman Wells

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr0%Mar 160%Mar 160%Feb 220%Feb 22NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Norman Wells are essentially constant during March, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in March in Norman Wells

Growing Degree Days in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FFebAprMar 10°FMar 10°FMar 310°FMar 310°FMar 110°FMar 110°FMar 210°FMar 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Norman Wells is rapidly increasing during March, rising by 1.7 kWh, from 1.4 kWh to 3.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Norman Wells

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Norman WellsMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhFebAprMar 11.4 kWhMar 11.4 kWhMar 313.1 kWhMar 313.1 kWhMar 111.9 kWhMar 111.9 kWhMar 212.4 kWhMar 212.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Norman Wells are 65.282 deg latitude, -126.833 deg longitude, and 200 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Norman Wells contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 194 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 222 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,058 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,591 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Norman Wells is covered by trees (40%), water (30%), and sparse vegetation (18%), within 10 miles by trees (60%) and water (14%), and within 50 miles by trees (51%) and shrubs (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Norman Wells, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Norman Wells Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Norman Wells.

At a distance of 2 kilometer from Norman Wells, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Norman Wells according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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