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March Weather in North Platte Nebraska, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 10°F, from 49°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 30°F or exceeding 75°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 23°F to 31°F, rarely falling below 10°F or exceeding 42°F.

For reference, on July 18, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in North Platte typically range from 63°F to 89°F, while on January 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from 14°F to 38°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in North Platte

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 North Platte

Average Hourly Temperature in March in North PlatteMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebAprNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcool
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.

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The month of March in North Platte experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 47% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 47% on March 15.

The clearest day of the month is March 7, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 54% of the time.

For reference, on March 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 47%, while on July 5, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 75%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in North Platte

Cloud Cover Categories in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprJul 575%Jul 575%Mar 154%Mar 154%Mar 3153%Mar 3153%Mar 1153%Mar 1153%Mar 2153%Mar 2153%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 North Platte, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 7% and ending it at 14%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 38% on June 6, and its lowest chance is 4% on January 11.

Over the course of March in North Platte, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 3% to 10%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 2% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in March in North Platte

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).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in North Platte is increasing, starting the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.2 inches, and ending the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches or falls below 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in North Platte

The average rainfall (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 snowfall.

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 North Platte is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 1.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.9 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in March in North Platte

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 North Platte, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 22 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 45 seconds, and weekly increase of 19 minutes, 14 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 18 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in North Platte

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 18 minMar 111 hr, 18 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 earliest sunrise of the month in North Platte is 7:03 AM on March 9 and the latest sunrise is 58 minutes later at 8:01 AM on March 10.

The earliest sunset is 6:34 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 33 minutes later at 8:07 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 6:10 AM and sets 15 hours, 9 minutes later, at 9:19 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:05 AM and sets 9 hours, 13 minutes later, at 5:17 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in North Platte

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr7:03 AM7:03 AMMar 96:43 PMMar 96:43 PM7:26 AM7:26 AMMar 318:07 PMMar 318:07 PM7:43 AM7:43 AMMar 217:56 PMMar 217:56 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 North Platte

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in North PlatteMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebApr001010202020303040500001010202030303040405060NowNow
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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 North Platte

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in North PlatteMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 95:00 PMFeb 95:00 PMFeb 246:31 AMFeb 246:31 AMMar 104:01 AMMar 104:01 AMMar 252:01 AMMar 252:01 AMApr 81:22 PMApr 81:22 PMApr 236:50 PMApr 236:50 PM7:58 AM7:58 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM5:44 PM5:44 PM7:47 AM7:47 AM8:22 AM8:22 AM8:27 PM8:27 PM7:39 PM7:39 PM7:50 AM7:50 AM7:09 AM7:09 AM8:34 PM8:34 PM8:35 PM8:35 PM6:58 AM6:58 AM
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
72%-9:50 AMWSW-4:51 AMS246,829 mi
2
62%12:58 AMESE10:20 AMWSW-5:39 AMS243,979 mi
3
50%2:06 AMSE10:59 AMSW-6:33 AMS240,593 mi
4
40%3:13 AMSE11:49 AMSW-7:31 AMS236,807 mi
5
29%4:14 AMSE12:51 PMSW-8:33 AMS232,849 mi
6
19%5:07 AMSE2:04 PMSW-9:36 AMS229,029 mi
7
10%5:50 AMESE3:24 PMWSW-10:37 AMS225,709 mi
8
4%6:26 AMESE4:46 PMWSW-11:36 AMS223,248 mi
9
1%6:55 AMESE6:07 PMWSW-12:30 PMS221,934 mi
10
0%8:22 AME8:27 PMW-4:00 AMNE221,767 mi
11
3%8:46 AME9:46 PMW-3:13 PMS223,227 mi
12
9%9:11 AMENE11:04 PMWNW-4:04 PMS225,676 mi
13
17%9:39 AMENE--4:55 PMS228,992 mi
14
27%-12:22 AMWNW10:10 AMENE5:49 PMS232,830 mi
15
38%-1:38 AMWNW10:47 AMNE6:44 PMS236,833 mi
16
50%-2:49 AMNW11:32 AMNE7:41 PMS240,685 mi
17
59%-3:52 AMNW12:25 PMNE8:36 PMS244,144 mi
18
69%-4:45 AMNW1:24 PMNE9:29 PMS247,049 mi
19
78%-5:28 AMNW2:28 PMNE10:19 PMS249,322 mi
20
85%-6:02 AMWNW3:32 PMENE11:05 PMS250,949 mi
21
92%-6:30 AMWNW4:36 PMENE11:48 PMS251,963 mi
22
94%-6:53 AMWNW5:38 PMENE--
23
96%-7:13 AMWNW6:39 PME12:29 AMS252,419 mi
24
99%-7:32 AMW7:39 PME1:08 AMS252,382 mi
25
100%-7:50 AMW8:39 PME1:46 AMS251,907 mi
26
99%-8:09 AMW9:41 PMESE2:25 AMS251,031 mi
27
96%-8:30 AMWSW10:44 PMESE3:06 AMS249,770 mi
28
92%-8:53 AMWSW11:50 PMESE3:49 AMS248,121 mi
29
85%-9:22 AMWSW-4:36 AMS246,074 mi
30
77%12:57 AMSE9:57 AMSW-5:27 AMS243,620 mi
31
68%2:03 AMSE10:43 AMSW-6:23 AMS240,778 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 North Platte is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 24% of the time, while on October 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in North Platte

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 North Platte is gradually increasing during March, increasing from 12.1 miles per hour to 13.1 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on April 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.2 miles per hour, while on July 25, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in North Platte

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

The hourly average wind direction in North Platte throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 37% on March 4.

Wind Direction in March in North Platte

Wind Direction in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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 North Platte typically lasts for 4.7 months (145 days), from around May 8 to around September 30, rarely starting before April 17 or after May 26, and rarely ending before September 12 or after October 18.

The month of March in North Platte is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in North Platte

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 16Apr 1710%Apr 1710%0%Feb 130%Feb 13NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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 North Platte are gradually increasing during March, increasing by 61°F, from 25°F to 86°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in North Platte

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 North Platte is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 4.1 kWh to 5.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in North Platte

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in North PlatteMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 14.1 kWhMar 14.1 kWhMar 315.4 kWhMar 315.4 kWhMar 114.6 kWhMar 114.6 kWhMar 215.0 kWhMar 215.0 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 North Platte are 41.124 deg latitude, -100.765 deg longitude, and 2,802 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of North Platte is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 46 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,800 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (440 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,411 feet).

The area within 2 miles of North Platte is covered by artificial surfaces (56%), grassland (32%), and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (70%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by grassland (75%) and cropland (24%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in North Platte, 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 are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in North Platte.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and North Platte according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at North Platte is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between North Platte and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of North Platte and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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