Iowa March Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of March in Iowa for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest March in Iowa History?

2012 was the warmest March in Iowa history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 62.9 °F, and the average low was 40.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest March in Iowa History?

1960 was the coolest March in Iowa history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 29.4 °F, and the average low was 9.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	70	43.1	24.8
2022	45	47.6	26.5
2021	7	52.5	32.2
2020	17	49.5	31.1
2019	93	40.0	22.2
2018	62	43.6	26.8
2017	41	46.8	28.3
2016	6	52.8	32.0
2015	42	50.0	24.6
2014	111	40.1	19.3
2013	115	37.3	20.8
2012	1	62.9	40.2
2011	64	44.5	25.6
2010	30	47.7	29.1
2009	44	47.6	26.6
2008	84	41.9	23.3
2007	11	51.3	32.3
2006	53	45.8	27.2
2005	58	47.0	25.0
2004	15	50.0	31.6
2003	64	46.0	24.1
2002	96	41.6	20.5
2001	107	38.4	22.0
2000	5	54.6	31.5
1999	56	47.0	25.6
1998	81	40.0	25.6
1997	43	47.9	26.4
1996	109	41.5	18.4
1995	45	46.6	27.5
1994	34	49.5	26.4
1993	96	38.9	23.2
1992	27	49.1	28.9
1991	25	50.1	28.3
1990	21	49.5	29.8
1989	73	43.6	23.7
1988	36	50.1	25.5
1987	16	50.6	30.2
1986	20	50.7	29.1
1985	19	50.4	29.8
1984	118	36.0	20.6
1983	59	43.5	28.4
1982	81	42.0	23.7
1981	23	52.1	26.9
1980	88	41.3	22.2
1979	88	40.4	23.2
1978	99	40.9	20.9
1977	13	51.7	31.6
1976	45	47.0	27.1
1975	122	36.1	17.6
1974	50	47.1	26.7
1973	9	50.2	34.1
1972	67	44.8	24.1
1971	88	40.7	22.8
1970	102	39.6	21.6
1969	123	36.8	16.5
1968	13	55.4	27.8
1967	33	49.7	26.6
1966	26	50.6	27.7
1965	128	31.0	14.6
1964	96	42.0	20.0
1963	29	49.1	28.3
1962	120	36.5	19.1
1961	60	43.4	27.6
1960	129	29.4	9.9
1959	71	43.5	24.4
1958	83	41.2	24.3
1957	68	44.8	23.8
1956	84	43.6	21.6
1955	86	43.9	21.1
1954	93	40.8	21.4
1953	60	45.2	25.8
1952	104	38.8	22.2
1951	124	35.2	17.1
1950	112	39.2	20.0
1949	79	42.1	24.4
1948	93	41.9	20.3
1947	105	38.9	21.9
1946	3	56.4	34.8
1945	4	55.9	32.0
1944	116	36.9	20.9
1943	112	41.3	18.0
1942	45	45.6	28.4
1941	87	41.4	22.8
1940	107	38.4	22.0
1939	62	46.5	23.8
1938	7	53.8	30.8
1937	91	40.5	22.8
1936	36	49.0	26.6
1935	24	50.0	28.8
1934	80	45.3	21.1
1933	66	44.8	24.7
1932	121	36.3	17.8
1931	73	43.4	24.0
1930	57	48.4	23.9
1929	36	48.3	27.4
1928	40	49.2	26.1
1927	30	48.3	28.5
1926	100	41.0	20.6
1925	28	52.0	25.6
1924	102	38.2	23.0
1923	118	39.5	17.0
1922	45	46.8	27.2
1921	11	53.4	30.1
1920	50	48.2	25.5
1919	55	47.5	25.3
1918	10	55.8	28.1
1917	73	44.5	22.9
1916	69	45.6	22.8
1915	117	36.0	20.8
1914	72	43.6	23.9
1913	101	42.1	19.3
1912	126	33.6	14.0
1911	32	51.0	25.5
1910	2	61.5	33.8
1909	92	40.1	22.6
1908	52	47.3	26.2
1907	21	50.2	29.1
1906	124	34.0	18.2
1905	17	50.5	30.1
1904	73	43.1	24.3
1903	35	47.7	28.1
1902	36	47.7	27.9
1901	77	43.0	23.7
1900	109	40.1	19.7
1899	127	32.2	14.5
1898	53	47.6	25.4
1897	105	39.3	21.5
1896	114	40.3	18.4
1895	77	46.5	20.2