Weather on March 2
Elgin, IL
55 Years of Data
About This Date
March 2nd in Elgin, IL typically brings cold spring weather, with average highs around 39°F and lows near 22°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest March 2nd was in 1992 (50°F average), while the coldest was 1980 (11°F) — a 39°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 24% of recorded March 2nd dates, with snow falling 11% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 4.6"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for March 2nd in Elgin, IL? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34° | 20° | 27° | — | — |
| 2025 | 30° | 13° | 21° | — | — |
| 2024 | 48° | 30° | 39° | — | — |
| 2023 | 56° | 34° | 45° | — | — |
| 2022 | 53° | 32° | 43° | — | — |
| 2021 | 32° | 15° | 24° | — | — |
| 2020 | 58° | 30° | 44° | — | — |
| 2019 | 35° | 23° | 29° | — | — |
| 2018 | 47° | — | — | 0.05" | — |
| 2017 | — | 25° | — | 0.15" | 0.2" |
| 2016 | 28° | 8° | 18° | — | — |
| 2015 | 26° | 11° | 18° | — | — |
| 2014 | 29° | 4° | 16° | 0.84" | 4.6" |
| 2013 | 27° | 21° | 24° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 2012 | 38° | 34° | 36° | — | — |
| 2011 | 45° | 23° | 34° | — | — |
| 2010 | 42° | 23° | 33° | — | — |
| 2009 | 23° | 10° | 17° | — | — |
| 2008 | 39° | 18° | 28° | — | — |
| 2007 | 44° | 27° | 35° | 1.27" | 0.4" |
| 2006 | 43° | 28° | 35° | — | — |
| 2005 | 29° | 9° | 19° | — | — |
| 2004 | 60° | 40° | 50° | 0.33" | — |
| 2003 | 41° | 25° | 33° | — | — |
| 2002 | 33° | 18° | 25° | 1.09" | 4" |
| 2001 | 40° | 20° | 30° | — | — |
| 2000 | 48° | 29° | 38° | — | — |
| 1999 | 47° | 32° | 39° | — | — |
| 1998 | 38° | 26° | 32° | 0.05" | 0.2" |
| 1997 | 54° | 27° | 40° | — | — |
| 1996 | 36° | 17° | 26° | — | — |
| 1995 | 21° | 6° | 14° | — | — |
| 1994 | 31° | 18° | 24° | — | — |
| 1993 | 41° | 24° | 33° | — | — |
| 1992warmest | 66° | 33° | 50° | — | — |
| 1991 | 48° | 42° | 45° | 0.84" | — |
| 1990 | 38° | 20° | 29° | — | — |
| 1989 | 22° | 11° | 16° | 0.25" | — |
| 1988 | 50° | 28° | 39° | 0.03" | — |
| 1987 | 42° | 28° | 35° | — | — |
| 1986 | 38° | 20° | 29° | — | — |
| 1985 | 47° | 24° | 35° | — | — |
| 1984 | 37° | 16° | 26° | — | — |
| 1983 | 54° | 29° | 41° | — | — |
| 1982 | 41° | 28° | 35° | — | — |
| 1981 | 35° | 20° | 27° | — | — |
| 1980coldest | 20° | 2° | 11° | — | — |
| 1979 | 39° | 22° | 30° | — | — |
| 1978 | 31° | 10° | 20° | — | — |
| 1977 | 34° | 15° | 24° | — | — |
| 1976 | 35° | 30° | 33° | 0.76" | — |
| 1975 | 22° | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 42° | 22° | 32° | — | — |
| 1973 | 49° | 37° | 43° | — | — |
| 1972 | 33° | 6° | 20° | 0.51" | — |
Elgin, IL Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Elgin, IL Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Elgin, IL Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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