Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wind Cave, 13.7 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.07 in over about 6 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
50°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.07 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
78°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-16°FMar 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
10.1 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 144°F19°F60°F 2008-7°F 200219%14%
Mar 245°F19°F61°F 2025-16°F 200219%14%
Mar 345°F19°F61°F 2009-15°F 201919%14%
Mar 445°F20°F61°F 2000-13°F 201919%14%
Mar 546°F20°F64°F 2000-2°F 201519%14%
Mar 646°F20°F64°F 20162°F 200819%13%
Mar 747°F21°F61°F 2020-4°F 200819%13%
Mar 847°F21°F63°F 2026-2°F 200219%13%
Mar 947°F22°F60°F 2026-6°F 202219%13%
Mar 1048°F22°F64°F 2012-10°F 202220%13%
Mar 1148°F22°F66°F 2016-10°F 200920%13%
Mar 1249°F23°F69°F 20073°F 200920%12%
Mar 1349°F23°F62°F 20033°F 202320%12%
Mar 1450°F23°F68°F 200311°F 200520%12%
Mar 1550°F24°F71°F 20152°F 202620%12%
Mar 1650°F24°F67°F 20122°F 202620%12%
Mar 1751°F24°F69°F 20126°F 202321%12%
Mar 1851°F25°F71°F 20174°F 202321%12%
Mar 1952°F25°F73°F 20266°F 200221%12%
Mar 2052°F25°F73°F 20262°F 200221%12%
Mar 2152°F26°F78°F 2026-1°F 200222%11%
Mar 2253°F26°F67°F 201711°F 200222%11%
Mar 2353°F26°F67°F 20122°F 201322%11%
Mar 2453°F26°F66°F 20263°F 201322%11%
Mar 2553°F27°F77°F 2026-5°F 201323%11%
Mar 2654°F27°F71°F 20123°F 202423%11%
Mar 2754°F27°F72°F 20253°F 200923%11%
Mar 2854°F27°F73°F 202210°F 202324%11%
Mar 2955°F28°F69°F 202610°F 200324%11%
Mar 3055°F28°F72°F 202615°F 202124%11%
Mar 3155°F28°F71°F 200411°F 201825%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00399347 (Wind Cave), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094032, 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.