NWS Rapid City, SD - Local Climate Information

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Latitude 43 28 N - Longitude 101 30 W - Elevation 2470 Feet
Station Record Begins 07/17/1927

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Top Ten Information for January
Warmest			Coldest
Temp (F)	Year	Rank	Temp (F)	Year
38.6	2006	1	9.7	1979
34.5	1990	2	10.3	1949
32.9	1992	3	11.3	1978
32.5	1953	4	12.2	1982
32.0	1989	5	12.5	1957
31.3	1981	6	13.7	1963
31.1	2012	7	14.7	1977
30.5	1986	8	14.8	1950
30.4	1958	9	15.5	1966
29.9	2002	10	15.8	1969
Wettest			Driest
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
1.85 in 1949	1.50 on 1/5/1949	1	TR	1969
1.53 in 1997	0.80 on 1/7/1992	2	TR	1951
1.42 in 2001	0.50 on 1/26/2001	3	0.05	1995
0.90 in 1992	0.50 on 1/4/1997	4	0.05	1989
0.77 in 2000	0.50 on 1/3/1997	5	0.05	1978
0.77 in 1996	0.40 on 1/29/2001	6	0.06	1950
0.70 in 2006	0.36 on 1/2/2006	7	0.10	1990
0.70 in 1953	0.35 on 1/6/2010	8	0.10	1984
0.67 in 1975	0.34 on 1/28/2002	9	0.10	1954
0.58 in 2005	0.30 on 12/20/2008	10	0.11	1987
Most Snow			Least Snow
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
35.0 in 1949	30.0 on 1/5/1949	1	TR	1969
11.0 in 2001	8.0 on 1/7/1992	2	0.7	1978
11.0 in 1997	5.0 on 1/6/2010	3	1.0	2002
10.0 in 1996	5.0 on 1/4/1997	4	1.0	1995
09.3 in 1975	5.0 on 1/12/1979	5	1.0	1989
9.0 in 1992	5.0 on 1/30/1971	6	1.0	1984
8.5 in 1971	4.0 on 1/4/2005	7	1.0	1951
8.0 in 1953	4.0 on 1/29/2001	8	1.5	1990
7.5 in 2003	4.0 on 1/19/1988	9	1.5	1987
7.5 in 1982	4.0 on 1/1/1976	10	1.5	1981

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