
March Climate Normals and Records for Duluth, Minnesota
Normals for the month High: 29 degrees on the 1st, 41 degrees on the 31st. Low: 11 degrees on the 1st, 24 degrees on the 31st. Averages for the month Temperature: 25.9 degrees Warmest: 39.2 degrees set in 2012 Coldest: 13.5 degrees set in 1923 Precipitation: 1.49″ Wettest: 5.12″ set in 1965 Driest: 0.22″ set in 1959 Snowfall: 13.2″ Snowiest: 48.2″ set in 1917 Least Snowiest: Trace set in 2010 8 days have a high temperature of at least 40 degrees 2 days have a high temperature of at least 50 degrees 4 days have a subzero temperature 9 days have at least 0.1″ snowfall 4 days have at least 1.0″ snowfall Astronomical Data for March Sunrise on the 1st: 6:48 AM CST Sunset on the 31st: 5:55 PM CST Sunrise on the 31st: 6:49 AM CDT Sunset on the 31st: 7:36 PM CDT Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2 AM. Vernal Equinox is on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 4:37 AM in Duluth. |
Past March Snowfall Totals at Duluth, Minnesota
Period: 2010-2020
Normal snowfall in March is 13.2″
- 2010: Trace
- 2011: 10.6″
- 2012: 11.9″
- 2013: 25.8″
- 2014: 20.9″
- 2015: 8.1″
- 2016: 17.3″
- 2017: 5.3″
- 2018: 5.1″
- 2019: 6.7″
- 2020: 10.1″
The last time Duluth had above average snowfall in March was in 2016, and prior to that 2014 and 2013, but in terms of a major winter storm in March, the last one that pops into my head was back in early March of 2007, so yeah it’s been a while!
Forecast for March 2021 per CFS model.
Temperatures: Odds are tilted for a warmer than average March for northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

Precipitation: Near to above normal precipitation is forecast for northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin for March 2021.

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