De Smet Weather in March
Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.36 in over about 5 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 41°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.36 in
- Snowfall
- 6.9 in
- Record high
- 88°FMar 30, 1943
- Record low
- -26°FMar 2, 1913
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 34°F | 14°F | 66°F 2024 | -16°F 1962 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 2 | 34°F | 15°F | 62°F 1974 | -26°F 1913 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 3 | 34°F | 15°F | 72°F 1894 | -24°F 2019 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 4 | 35°F | 16°F | 65°F 1921 | -20°F 1960 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 5 | 35°F | 16°F | 71°F 2000 | -16°F 1960 | 16% | 12% |
| Mar 6 | 36°F | 17°F | 76°F 1987 | -12°F 1932 | 16% | 12% |
| Mar 7 | 36°F | 17°F | 75°F 1987 | -20°F 1920 | 16% | 12% |
| Mar 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 71°F 2026 | -18°F 1995 | 16% | 12% |
| Mar 9 | 37°F | 18°F | 70°F 2021 | -16°F 1933 | 16% | 12% |
| Mar 10 | 38°F | 18°F | 70°F 2025 | -19°F 2002 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 11 | 38°F | 19°F | 75°F 2016 | -21°F 1948 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 19°F | 72°F 2015 | -15°F 1895 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 13 | 39°F | 20°F | 74°F 2012 | -13°F 1997 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 14 | 40°F | 20°F | 72°F 1935 | -10°F 1906 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 21°F | 77°F 2015 | -19°F 1893 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 16 | 41°F | 21°F | 85°F 1894 | -9°F 1902 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 21°F | 84°F 1894 | -6°F 1923 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 18 | 42°F | 22°F | 84°F 2012 | -15°F 1923 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 19 | 42°F | 22°F | 75°F 2004 | -12°F 1965 | 16% | 9% |
| Mar 20 | 43°F | 23°F | 77°F 2026 | -17°F 2002 | 16% | 9% |
| Mar 21 | 43°F | 23°F | 80°F 1910 | -12°F 1898 | 16% | 9% |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 24°F | 79°F 1939 | -11°F 1899 | 16% | 9% |
| Mar 23 | 44°F | 24°F | 85°F 1910 | -15°F 2002 | 17% | 9% |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 24°F | 80°F 1939 | -8°F 1894 | 17% | 8% |
| Mar 25 | 45°F | 25°F | 78°F 1908 | -10°F 1913 | 17% | 8% |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 25°F | 77°F 1989 | -5°F 1996 | 17% | 8% |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 26°F | 78°F 1946 | -10°F 1913 | 17% | 8% |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 26°F | 84°F 1946 | 0°F 1921 | 18% | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 27°F | 81°F 2021 | -4°F 1969 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 27°F | 88°F 1943 | -5°F 1969 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 27°F | 83°F 1943 | 1°F 1923 | 19% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:18 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00392302 (De Smet), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00392302, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.