Rapid Valley Weather in March
Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.94 in over about 8 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 0.94 in
- Snowfall
- 10.4 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -21°FMar 8, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 12 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 42°F | 21°F | 73°F 2008 | -17°F 1962 | 24% | 22% |
| Mar 2 | 43°F | 21°F | 74°F 1974 | -18°F 2014 | 24% | 22% |
| Mar 3 | 43°F | 22°F | 74°F 1992 | -15°F 1960 | 24% | 22% |
| Mar 4 | 44°F | 22°F | 71°F 2000 | -16°F 2019 | 24% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 44°F | 22°F | 76°F 2000 | -11°F 1989 | 24% | 21% |
| Mar 6 | 44°F | 23°F | 75°F 1968 | -10°F 1996 | 24% | 21% |
| Mar 7 | 45°F | 23°F | 74°F 2020 | -13°F 1995 | 24% | 21% |
| Mar 8 | 45°F | 23°F | 79°F 2026 | -21°F 1996 | 24% | 21% |
| Mar 9 | 45°F | 24°F | 73°F 2012 | -14°F 2002 | 24% | 21% |
| Mar 10 | 46°F | 24°F | 80°F 1972 | -14°F 1998 | 24% | 20% |
| Mar 11 | 46°F | 24°F | 77°F 1995 | -18°F 1998 | 24% | 20% |
| Mar 12 | 46°F | 25°F | 82°F 2007 | -15°F 1950 | 25% | 20% |
| Mar 13 | 47°F | 25°F | 75°F 2012 | -9°F 1950 | 25% | 20% |
| Mar 14 | 47°F | 25°F | 80°F 2003 | -5°F 1949 | 25% | 20% |
| Mar 15 | 47°F | 25°F | 84°F 2015 | -5°F 1949 | 25% | 20% |
| Mar 16 | 48°F | 26°F | 82°F 2012 | -2°F 2026 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 17 | 48°F | 26°F | 79°F 2012 | -2°F 1965 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 18 | 48°F | 26°F | 81°F 2026 | -4°F 1989 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 19 | 49°F | 27°F | 86°F 2026 | -3°F 1965 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 20 | 49°F | 27°F | 85°F 2026 | -6°F 1965 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 21 | 49°F | 27°F | 87°F 2026 | -5°F 1955 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 77°F 2009 | -4°F 2002 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 23 | 50°F | 28°F | 76°F 1967 | -3°F 1965 | 28% | 18% |
| Mar 24 | 50°F | 28°F | 78°F 1986 | -4°F 1965 | 28% | 18% |
| Mar 25 | 50°F | 28°F | 82°F 2026 | -10°F 1965 | 28% | 18% |
| Mar 26 | 50°F | 29°F | 82°F 1993 | -5°F 1965 | 29% | 18% |
| Mar 27 | 51°F | 29°F | 80°F 1988 | 9°F 2009 | 29% | 18% |
| Mar 28 | 51°F | 29°F | 83°F 2015 | 7°F 1954 | 30% | 18% |
| Mar 29 | 51°F | 29°F | 81°F 1967 | 4°F 1975 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 30 | 51°F | 30°F | 80°F 1986 | 8°F 1975 | 30% | 17% |
| Mar 31 | 51°F | 30°F | 83°F 2012 | 10°F 1972 | 31% | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396948 (Rapid City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024090, 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.