Ottumwa March Weather

Averages and records for weather in Ottumwa, Iowa in the month of March.
Typical Ottumwa March Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 49.6 °F
Average daily low 29.5 °F
Average monthly precipitation 2.3 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 31.0%
Ottumwa March Weather Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F March 23, 1910
Lowest temperature -20 °F March 1, 1962
Highest daily low 64 °F March 30, 1967
Lowest daily high 2 °F March 2, 2014
Hottest average high temperature 68.2 °F 1910
Coldest average high temperature 30.3 °F 1960
Most daily precipitation 2.8 inches March 4, 1976
Most monthly precipitation 5.3 inches 1939
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
March 1 42.0 23.1 75 -20
March 2 42.7 23.6 74 -11
March 3 43.3 24.2 80 -9
March 4 43.7 24.6 78 -8
March 5 44.1 24.9 75 -15
March 6 44.6 25.3 74 -11
March 7 45.0 25.6 73 -5
March 8 45.4 25.9 75 -7
March 9 45.8 26.2 72 -1
March 10 46.3 26.7 75 -12
March 11 46.8 27.1 78 -7
March 12 47.3 27.5 79 -6
March 13 47.9 28.1 77 4
March 14 48.5 28.6 81 0
March 15 49.0 29.1 80 7
March 16 49.5 29.5 88 1
March 17 50.3 30.1 82 2
March 18 51.0 30.7 81 2
March 19 51.5 31.2 81 -6
March 20 52.1 31.5 78 8
March 21 52.5 31.8 88 4
March 22 53.0 32.1 85 4
March 23 53.5 32.6 90 9
March 24 54.1 33.0 84 4
March 25 54.5 33.3 85 3
March 26 54.9 33.7 86 3
March 27 55.3 34.0 84 12
March 28 55.7 34.3 85 8
March 29 55.9 34.6 88 9
March 30 56.2 35.0 83 12
March 31 56.6 35.3 83 12
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Ottumwa Industrial Airport location
1894–1948 Ottumwa 1 WSW location