NWS Rapid City, SD - Local Climate Information

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Latitude 44 25 N - Longitude 103 29 W - Elevation 3300 Feet
Station Record Begins 01/01/1902

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Top Ten Information for January
Warmest			Coldest
Temp (F)	Year	Rank	Temp (F)	Year
37.7	2006	1	8.9	1950
35.9	1992	2	11.1	1979
34.7	1986	3	11.6	1978
33.8	1990	4	13.1	1957
33.8	1953	5	14.1	1977
33.5	1958	6	14.9	1982
32.4	1881	7	15.0	1969
32.0	1987	8	15.3	1966
32.0	1983	9	15.6	1963
31.9	2012	10	16.2	1996
Wettest			Driest
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
1.95 in 1975	0.68 on 1/3/1996	1	TR	1951
1.66 in 1996	0.50 on 1/18/1975	2	0.08	1995
1.53 in 1994	0.40 on 1/4/1997	3	0.08	1990
1.40 in 1971	0.40 on 1/14/1994	4	0.08	1984
1.31 in 2011	0.38 on 1/21/1986	5	0.09	2010
0.91 in 1993	0.35 on 1/12/1979	6	0.11	1987
0.80 in 1986	0.33 on 1/9/1993	7	0.11	1955
0.79 in 1972	0.33 on 1/31/1971	8	0.14	1988
0.78 in 1963	0.33 on 1/1/1956	9	0.14	1974
0.73 in 1977	0.32 on 1/17/2011	10	0.14	1961
Most Snow			Least Snow
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
23.8 in 1994	9.6 on 1/3/1996	1	TR	1995
19.8 in 1996	8.0 on 1/14/1994	2	TR	1951
17.7 in 1975	6.0 on 1/6/2010	3	0.2	1990
15.3 in 1971	6.0 on 1/12/1979	4	0.2	1983
12.7 in 1977	6.0 on 1/30/1971	5	0.4	2001
12.1 in 2009	5.0 on 1/29/1994	6	0.5	2006
11.8 in 2003	4.5 on 1/4/2005	7	1.0	1987
09.7 in 1963	4.0 on 1/15/2003	8	1.0	1974
09.6 in 1979	4.0 on 1/17/1994	9	1.0	1969
09.5 in 2012	4.0 on 1/1/1976	10	1.0	1960

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