Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Challis AP, 31.8 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 53°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 7 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Custer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Record high
75°FMar 19, 2026
Record low
-2°FMar 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 144°F21°F57°F 20221°F 200120%
Mar 244°F22°F62°F 2022-2°F 200221%
Mar 345°F22°F63°F 2022-1°F 200221%
Mar 445°F22°F58°F 20125°F 202321%
Mar 546°F23°F60°F 20169°F 201921%
Mar 646°F23°F59°F 20156°F 202321%
Mar 746°F23°F62°F 20050°F 202321%
Mar 847°F24°F64°F 20056°F 202321%
Mar 947°F24°F66°F 20056°F 202321%
Mar 1048°F24°F65°F 20155°F 202221%
Mar 1148°F25°F66°F 20056°F 202322%
Mar 1248°F25°F69°F 2007-1°F 202322%
Mar 1349°F25°F69°F 200313°F 200922%
Mar 1449°F25°F66°F 201515°F 201922%
Mar 1549°F26°F67°F 201514°F 200222%
Mar 1650°F26°F69°F 200715°F 202322%
Mar 1750°F26°F70°F 200710°F 200222%
Mar 1850°F26°F74°F 202610°F 200222%
Mar 1951°F27°F75°F 202613°F 202522%
Mar 2051°F27°F75°F 202616°F 201022%
Mar 2151°F27°F70°F 200415°F 201422%
Mar 2251°F27°F68°F 200413°F 200822%
Mar 2352°F27°F70°F 200410°F 201322%
Mar 2452°F28°F68°F 202612°F 201322%
Mar 2552°F28°F68°F 20129°F 201322%
Mar 2652°F28°F73°F 202516°F 200522%
Mar 2752°F28°F73°F 201515°F 202322%
Mar 2853°F28°F70°F 20267°F 200822%
Mar 2953°F28°F68°F 200416°F 200822%
Mar 3053°F28°F72°F 200410°F 200822%
Mar 3153°F29°F68°F 200316°F 202122%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer County, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004114 (Challis AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004114, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.