Piedmont climate

Piedmont Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rapid City 4NW, 14.9 km from Piedmont

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.88 in over about 4 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 Piedmont, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
0.88 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
87°FMar 19, 2026
Record low
-20°FMar 11, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 44 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
7.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 141°F18°F69°F 1974-18°F 196213%11%
Mar 242°F18°F71°F 1974-17°F 201413%11%
Mar 342°F18°F72°F 1905-13°F 196013%11%
Mar 442°F19°F68°F 1905-17°F 196013%11%
Mar 543°F19°F72°F 1910-12°F 198913%11%
Mar 643°F19°F73°F 1987-7°F 195113%11%
Mar 744°F20°F71°F 2020-7°F 200813%11%
Mar 844°F20°F78°F 1911-19°F 199613%11%
Mar 944°F20°F71°F 2014-8°F 200213%10%
Mar 1045°F21°F81°F 1972-5°F 202213%10%
Mar 1145°F21°F79°F 1972-20°F 199813%10%
Mar 1246°F21°F81°F 2007-12°F 195013%10%
Mar 1346°F22°F75°F 2007-9°F 195013%10%
Mar 1446°F22°F78°F 1903-10°F 190614%10%
Mar 1547°F22°F82°F 2015-12°F 190614%9%
Mar 1647°F23°F78°F 2012-8°F 190614%9%
Mar 1747°F23°F80°F 2012-8°F 190214%9%
Mar 1848°F23°F77°F 2012-6°F 196514%9%
Mar 1948°F24°F87°F 2026-7°F 196514%9%
Mar 2048°F24°F81°F 2026-8°F 196515%9%
Mar 2149°F24°F83°F 1910-18°F 191315%9%
Mar 2249°F25°F85°F 1910-9°F 191315%9%
Mar 2349°F25°F83°F 1910-6°F 196515%9%
Mar 2450°F25°F78°F 1986-4°F 196516%9%
Mar 2550°F26°F78°F 2007-10°F 196516%9%
Mar 2650°F26°F82°F 1993-11°F 191516%8%
Mar 2750°F26°F77°F 1986-2°F 191316%8%
Mar 2851°F27°F80°F 19636°F 195417%8%
Mar 2951°F27°F81°F 19675°F 195417%8%
Mar 3051°F27°F81°F 19867°F 198717%8%
Mar 3151°F27°F82°F 20126°F 195418%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Piedmont, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:36 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 USC00396947 (Rapid City 4NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00393069, 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.