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Portales March Weather

Averages and records for weather in Portales, New Mexico in the month of March.

Typical Portales March Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	68.8 °F
Average daily low	34.4 °F
Average monthly precipitation	0.8 inches
Average monthly snow	0.7 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	13.7%
Daily chance of snow	1.0%

Portales March Weather Records 1905–2024
Highest temperature	92 °F	March 31, 1946
Lowest temperature	-4 °F	March 2, 1922
Highest daily low	57 °F	March 23, 2017
Lowest daily high	17 °F	March 11, 1948
Hottest average high temperature	76.8 °F	2017
Coldest average high temperature	56.3 °F	1958
Most daily precipitation	1.9 inches	March 23, 1919
Most monthly precipitation	3.2 inches	2007
Most daily snow	8.0 inches	March 15, 1969
Most monthly snow	10.5 inches	2005

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
March 1	64.5	30.8	80	0
March 2	64.7	30.9	83	-4
March 3	65.1	31.2	80	5
March 4	65.3	31.5	79	0
March 5	65.5	31.6	84	7
March 6	65.6	31.7	85	5
March 7	65.8	31.9	82	5
March 8	66.1	32.1	83	7
March 9	66.4	32.5	83	11
March 10	66.8	32.6	84	3
March 11	67.0	32.9	87	6
March 12	67.4	33.3	86	6
March 13	67.9	33.7	85	9
March 14	68.2	34.0	84	8
March 15	68.5	34.2	85	2
March 16	68.8	34.5	89	15
March 17	69.2	34.8	86	11
March 18	69.6	35.2	85	5
March 19	69.9	35.4	90	12
March 20	70.1	35.7	88	5
March 21	70.2	35.9	87	13
March 22	70.5	36.2	86	10
March 23	70.7	36.3	87	9
March 24	71.1	36.6	87	18
March 25	71.3	36.9	87	17
March 26	71.7	37.1	89	11
March 27	72.1	37.3	89	12
March 28	72.3	37.6	91	18
March 29	72.4	37.8	88	8
March 30	72.6	38.0	87	12
March 31	72.9	38.3	92	12

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1905–2024	Portales	location