- Current Hazards
- Current Conditions
- Forecasts
- Hydrology
- Climate
- Weather Safety
- Additional Info
- Contact Us
RSS FeedsAll About LONG VALLEY
Latitude 43 28 N - Longitude 101 30 W - Elevation 2470 Feet
Station Record Begins 07/17/1927
Station Record Begins 07/17/1927
All | Yearly Top 10 Precipitation Records | Top 30 Daily Precipitation Records
Click Month (below) for Monthly Top Ten Temperature / Precipitation Records
30 Year Normals (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual | |
| Max (F) | 37.7 | 40.7 | 49.7 | 60.9 | 71.2 | 80.9 | 88.8 | 88.2 | 78.2 | 63.6 | 47.5 | 37.8 | 62.2 |
| Min (F) | 14.0 | 16.6 | 24.4 | 33.7 | 44.5 | 54.1 | 60.5 | 58.8 | 48.7 | 36.4 | 24.0 | 14.8 | 36.0 |
| Mean (F) | 25.9 | 28.6 | 37.1 | 47.3 | 57.8 | 67.5 | 74.7 | 73.5 | 63.5 | 50.0 | 35.7 | 26.3 | 49.1 |
| Precip (inches) | 0.45 | 0.57 | 1.42 | 2.19 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 2.72 | 1.74 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 0.68 | 0.41 | 19.87 |
| Snowfall (inches) | 3.4 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 37.4 |
| HDD | 1214 | 1018 | 867 | 536 | 251 | 57 | 7 | 15 | 139 | 473 | 878 | 1200 | 6653 |
| CDD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 132 | 306 | 278 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 852 |
Top Ten Information for October | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 61.1 | 1963 | 1 | 40.6 | 2009 | ||
| 57.7 | 1953 | 2 | 41.6 | 2002 | ||
| 56.7 | 1950 | 3 | 44.2 | 1969 | ||
| 55.7 | 1965 | 4 | 46.0 | 1959 | ||
| 55.4 | 2010 | 5 | 46.2 | 1970 | ||
| 54.5 | 2003 | 6 | 46.3 | 2006 | ||
| 54.5 | 1955 | 7 | 47.2 | 1972 | ||
| 54.2 | 1962 | 8 | 47.4 | 1982 | ||
| 54.1 | 1974 | 9 | 47.4 | 1976 | ||
| 53.9 | 1956 | 10 | 47.6 | 1983 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 4.95 in 1998 | 2.31 on 10/10/1949 | 1 | 0.00 | 1964 | ||
| 4.58 in 2007 | 2.00 on 10/5/1995 | 2 | TR | 1952 | ||
| 3.91 in 1949 | 1.90 on 10/6/1962 | 3 | 0.08 | 1958 | ||
| 3.88 in 1982 | 1.70 on 10/9/2010 | 4 | 0.10 | 1960 | ||
| 3.87 in 1995 | 1.70 on 10/7/2007 | 5 | 0.18 | 1976 | ||
| 3.43 in 2009 | 1.65 on 10/9/1982 | 6 | 0.18 | 1968 | ||
| 3.03 in 1957 | 1.53 on 10/26/1996 | 7 | 0.21 | 1955 | ||
| 2.65 in 1996 | 1.50 on 10/1/1977 | 8 | 0.23 | 1978 | ||
| 2.26 in 1977 | 1.33 on 10/16/1980 | 9 | 0.26 | 1956 | ||
| 2.23 in 2004 | 1.27 on 10/12/1997 | 10 | 0.27 | 1988 | ||
Most Snow | Least Snow | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 14.0 in 1970 | 8.0 on 10/24/1975 | 1 | 0.0 | MANY | ||
| 10.5 in 1995 | 8.0 on 10/7/1970 | 2 | ||||
| 10.0 in 1975 | 5.0 on 10/31/1995 | 3 | ||||
| 8.0 in 2002 | 5.0 on 10/23/1995 | 4 | ||||
| 6.0 in 1954 | 5.0 on 10/11/1973 | 5 | ||||
| 5.0 in 2009 | 4.0 on 10/29/2009 | 6 | ||||
| 5.0 in 1991 | 4.0 on 10/29/2002 | 7 | ||||
| 5.0 in 1973 | 4.0 on 10/28/1991 | 8 | ||||
| 5.0 in 1971 | 4.0 on 10/12/1969 | 9 | ||||
| 4.0 in 1997 | 4.0 on 10/26/1954 | 10 | ||||
View NWS Rapid City Coop in a larger map
| Disclaimer |
- Web Site Owner:
- National Weather Service
- Rapid City, SD Weather Forecast Office
- 300 East Signal Drive
- Rapid City, SD 57701-3800
- 605-341-9271
- Page Author: UNR Webmaster
- Web Master's E-mail: w-unr.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Page last modified: 26-Jan-2012 6:05 PM UTC