Rapides Parish climate

Rapides Parish Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alexandria 5 Sse, 9.7 km from Rapides Parish

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.75 in over about 9 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 Rapides Parish, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.75 in
Record high
87°FMar 25, 2020
Record low
22°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
56%
Daylight
11 h 32 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 167°F45°F82°F 194830°F 200930%0%
Mar 267°F46°F82°F 195130°F 200930%0%
Mar 367°F46°F82°F 200026°F 200229%0%
Mar 468°F46°F85°F 202622°F 200229%0%
Mar 568°F46°F84°F 202625°F 201929%0%
Mar 668°F47°F85°F 202224°F 201529%0%
Mar 769°F47°F85°F 195125°F 201529%0%
Mar 869°F47°F84°F 202333°F 200829%0%
Mar 969°F47°F84°F 200033°F 200829%0%
Mar 1069°F48°F85°F 200933°F 200128%0%
Mar 1170°F48°F86°F 200632°F 194828%0%
Mar 1270°F48°F85°F 200626°F 194828%0%
Mar 1370°F48°F86°F 202527°F 194828%0%
Mar 1470°F49°F86°F 202431°F 195028%0%
Mar 1571°F49°F86°F 200233°F 195127%0%
Mar 1671°F49°F83°F 194834°F 202627%0%
Mar 1771°F49°F86°F 201526°F 202627%0%
Mar 1871°F49°F86°F 200833°F 201427%0%
Mar 1972°F50°F85°F 194831°F 202327%0%
Mar 2072°F50°F86°F 194829°F 202327%0%
Mar 2172°F50°F85°F 201733°F 202526%0%
Mar 2272°F50°F86°F 202638°F 200226%0%
Mar 2373°F50°F84°F 201133°F 200226%0%
Mar 2473°F51°F82°F 194834°F 195226%0%
Mar 2573°F51°F87°F 202031°F 201326%0%
Mar 2673°F51°F87°F 202025°F 201326%0%
Mar 2773°F51°F87°F 202029°F 201326%0%
Mar 2874°F51°F85°F 200038°F 194826%0%
Mar 2974°F52°F84°F 200736°F 194826%0%
Mar 3074°F52°F86°F 202535°F 200325%0%
Mar 3174°F52°F85°F 202634°F 200325%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rapides Parish, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00160103 (Alexandria 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093915, 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.