NWS Rapid City, SD - Local Climate Information

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Latitude 44 35 N - Longitude 104 43 W - Elevation 3862 Feet
Station Record Begins 01/01/1959

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Top Ten Information for December
Warmest			Coldest
Temp (F)	Year	Rank	Temp (F)	Year
29.4	1980	1	4.0	1983
28.2	2004	2	12.6	2009
28.1	1994	3	12.8	1978
27.7	1979	4	13.1	2000
27.7	1975	5	13.2	1990
27.6	1999	6	14.7	1996
27.5	1965	7	14.7	1972
27.2	2002	8	15.4	2008
26.6	1959	9	16.6	1968
26.5	1991	10	17.1	1989
Wettest			Driest
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
2.34 in 2009	0.88 on 12/26/2009	1	0.06	2006
1.81 in 1989	0.87 on 12/27/2009	2	0.07	1991
1.66 in 1996	0.88 on 12/7/1962	3	0.08	1965
1.42 in 1969	0.58 on 12/14/1990	4	0.10	2001
1.36 in 1985	0.56 on 12/17/1993	5	0.12	1998
1.30 in 1968	0.55 on 12/30/1997	6	0.12	1986
1.22 in 1962	0.48 on 12/4/1983	7	0.16	1994
1.21 in 1978	0.46 on 12/14/1996	8	0.17	2004
1.13 in 2010	0.44 on 12/2/1996	9	0.20	2002
1.13 in 1977	0.42 on 12/22/1966	10	0.22	1971
Most Snow			Least Snow
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
31.1 in 2009	9.8 on 12/26/2009	1	0.0	1962
28.0 in 1969	9.2 on 12/27/2009	2	0.8	1994
26.1 in 1989	7.5 on 12/24/1985	3	0.8	1991
25.2 in 1996	7.0 on 12/2/1996	4	1.0	1959
25.2 in 1985	7.0 on 12/13/1989	5	1.1	2001
22.0 in 1968	6.5 on 12/14/1996	6	1.3	1998
21.5 in 1972	6.5 on 12/12/1989	7	1.7	1965
19.2 in 1977	6.5 on 12/30/1972	8	1.9	2006
17.5 in 1978	6.0 on 12/14/1990	9	2.3	1986
17.0 in 1964	6.0 on 12/25/1973	10	2.6	2002

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