Weather on March 23 at Wind Cave

Wind Cave National Park

SDMidwest4,000 ft elevation
Avg High54°F
Avg Low25°F
Warmest200357°F
Coldest197414°F

Based on 56 years of data from Hot Springs, SD

Elevation Note: Wind Cave sits at 4,000 ft. Expect temperatures 14°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Hot Springs, SD at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

March 23rd in Wind Cave National Park (via Hot Springs, SD) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 54°F and lows near 25°F — a 29°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest March 23rd was in 2003 (57°F average), while the coldest was 1974 (14°F) — a 43°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 29% of recorded March 23rd dates, with snow falling 14% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 3"). The last decade has been 1.2°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.2°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for March 23rd in Wind Cave? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202666°F33°F0"0"
202558°F30°F0"0"
202427°F21°F----
202337°F22°F0.46"3"
202258°F20°F0"0"
202162°F21°F0"0"
202060°F20°F0.03"0"
201948°F39°F1.02"0"
201861°F34°F0"0"
201771°F38°F0"0"
201655°F27°F0.89"2"
201559°F27°F0"0"
201444°F2°F0"0"
201332°F17°F0.23"1"
201272°F36°F0"0"
201156°F30°F0.38"0"
201064°F31°F0.05"0"
200975°F30°F1.17"3"
200846°F11°F0.25"0.5"
200771°F25°F0"0"
200636°F16°F0"0"
200548°F31°F0"0"
200465°F35°F0"0"
200368°F46°F0"0"
200231°F19°F0"0"
200152°F27°F0"0"
200065°F26°F0"0"
199966°F25°F0"0"
199853°F29°F0"0"
199764°F23°F0"0"
199654°F26°F0"0"
199563°F23°F0"0"
199452°F29°F0.13"2"
199373°F26°F0"0"
199265°F20°F0"0"
199158°F33°F0"0"
199020°F11°F0.33"2"
198948°F25°F0"0"
198869°F25°F0"0"
198739°F29°F0"0"
198654°F35°F0.03"0"
198548°F19°F0"0"
198461°F27°F0"0"
198345°F28°F0"0"
198248°F20°F0"0"
198162°F27°F0"0"
198051°F15°F0"0"
197945°F19°F0"0"
197844°F27°F0.48"3"
197770°F21°F0"0"
197670°F37°F0"0"
197542°F30°F0.1"0"
197425°F4°F0"0"
197349°F34°F0.03"0"
197260°F27°F0"0"
197124°F17°F0.1"0"

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