Annual
Climatology: Rapid City, SD (RAP)
Elev: 963.2 m Lat: 44o 03'N Long: 103o 03'W
Figure 1: Average Temperatures and Precipitation 1971-2000. (NCDC Data)
Month |
Daily Max |
Daily Min |
Mean |
Maximum Daily Temperature |
Minimum Daily Temperature |
January |
0.9 |
-11.5 |
-5.3 |
24.4 |
-32.8 |
February |
3.7 |
-8.9 |
-2.6 |
23.9 |
-35.0 |
March |
8.1 |
-4.9 |
1.6 |
27.8 |
-29.4 |
April |
13.9 |
0.2 |
7.1 |
33.9 |
-17.2 |
May |
19.6 |
5.9 |
12.8 |
36.7 |
-7.8 |
June |
25.2 |
11.0 |
18.1 |
41.1 |
0.0 |
July |
29.7 |
14.4 |
22.1 |
43.3 |
3.9 |
August |
29.7 |
13.7 |
21.7 |
41.1 |
3.3 |
September |
24.0 |
7.8 |
15.9 |
40.0 |
-7.8 |
October |
16.5 |
1.5 |
9.0 |
34.4 |
-18.9 |
November |
7.1 |
-5.5 |
0.8 |
28.3 |
-28.3 |
December |
2.3 |
-10.4 |
-4.1 |
23.9 |
-34.4 |
Annual |
15.1 |
1.1 |
8.1 |
43.3 |
-35.0 |
Month |
Mean |
Median |
Extreme |
Year |
Snow* |
January |
9.4 |
6.6 |
30.0 |
1971 |
132.1 |
February |
11.7 |
8.9 |
43.4 |
1987 |
165.1 |
March |
26.2 |
22.1 |
68.8 |
1973 |
231.1 |
April |
47.2 |
39.6 |
121.9 |
1997 |
157.5 |
May |
75.2 |
63.0 |
207.8 |
1996 |
12.7 |
June |
71.9 |
64.3 |
143.0 |
1975 |
0.0 |
July |
51.6 |
43.9 |
113.5 |
1981 |
0.0 |
August |
40.9 |
36.1 |
122.7 |
1982 |
0.0 |
September |
27.9 |
19.3 |
79.8 |
1986 |
5.1 |
October |
34.8 |
26.2 |
142.2 |
1998 |
45.7 |
November |
15.5 |
13.7 |
56.4 |
1985 |
160.0 |
December |
10.4 |
8.9 |
41.9 |
1975 |
134.6 |
Annual |
422.7 |
406.7 |
|
|
1043.9 |
* Snowfall totals represent
mean snowfall 1971-2000
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