- Current Hazards
- Current Conditions
- Forecasts
- Hydrology
- Climate
- Weather Safety
- Additional Info
- Contact Us
RSS FeedsAll About OELRICHS
Latitude 43 11 N - Longitude 103 14 W - Elevation 3340 Feet
Station Record Begins 01/01/1893
Station Record Begins 01/01/1893
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) | 36.8 | 40.7 | 50.5 | 60.6 | 70.1 | 80.2 | 89.7 | 89.0 | 78.4 | 63.9 | 47.8 | 36.3 | 62.1 |
| Min (F) | 12.2 | 14.6 | 22.5 | 31.2 | 41.6 | 50.6 | 57.6 | 56.1 | 45.7 | 33.2 | 21.2 | 11.9 | 33.3 |
| Mean (F) | 24.5 | 27.6 | 36.5 | 45.9 | 55.8 | 65.4 | 73.7 | 72.5 | 62.0 | 48.6 | 34.5 | 24.1 | 47.7 |
| Precip (inches) | 0.38 | 0.47 | 1.12 | 1.87 | 3.01 | 2.99 | 1.95 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 0.60 | 0.38 | 16.93 |
| Snowfall (inches) | 5.8 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 43.3 |
| HDD | 1256 | 1046 | 884 | 574 | 297 | 82 | 11 | 15 | 156 | 512 | 915 | 1268 | 7014 |
| CDD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 94 | 278 | 248 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 705 |
Top Ten Information for May | ||||||
Warmest | Coldest | |||||
| Temp (F) | Year | Rank | Temp (F) | Year | ||
| 62.5 | 1985 | 1 | 50.5 | 1995 | ||
| 61.0 | 1958 | 2 | 51.1 | 2011 | ||
| 60.8 | 1987 | 3 | 51.5 | 1983 | ||
| 60.8 | 1977 | 4 | 51.5 | 1950 | ||
| 60.7 | 1988 | 5 | 51.7 | 1967 | ||
| 60.5 | 1994 | 6 | 52.1 | 2002 | ||
| 60.4 | 1969 | 7 | 52.4 | 2010 | ||
| 59.9 | 2007 | 8 | 52.4 | 1953 | ||
| 59.8 | 1955 | 9 | 52.5 | 1996 | ||
| 59.6 | 1962 | 10 | 52.6 | 1968 | ||
Wettest | Driest | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 8.52 in 1991 | 4.36 on 5/23/1971 | 1 | 0.38 | 1966 | ||
| 7.39 in 1982 | 4.31 on 5/11/1991 | 2 | 0.75 | 1974 | ||
| 6.62 in 1965 | 3.20 on 5/14/1965 | 3 | 0.76 | 2004 | ||
| 6.37 in 1971 | 2.45 on 5/23/1954 | 4 | 0.97 | 1951 | ||
| 5.70 in 1957 | 2.20 on 5/20/1987 | 5 | 1.00 | 1989 | ||
| 5.45 in 2011 | 2.06 on 5/21/1949 | 6 | 1.03 | 1994 | ||
| 5.36 in 1962 | 1.95 on 5/20/2011 | 7 | 1.09 | 1985 | ||
| 5.16 in 1952 | 1.70 on 5/23/1976 | 8 | 1.12 | 1969 | ||
| 4.66 in 2010 | 1.70 on 5/22/1952 | 9 | 1.17 | 1950 | ||
| 4.44 in 1949 | 1.60 on 5/27/1956 | 10 | 1.26 | 1986 | ||
Most Snow | Least Snow | |||||
| Inches in Year | Inches on Day | Rank | Inches | Year | ||
| 11.0 in 1979 | 6.0 on 5/12/2005 | 1 | 0.0 | MANY | ||
| 6.0 in 2005 | 6.0 on 5/9/1979 | 2 | ||||
| 6.0 in 1967 | 5.2 on 5/9/1965 | 3 | ||||
| 5.2 in 1965 | 3.5 on 5/12/1983 | 4 | ||||
| 5.0 in 1950 | 3.0 on 5/10/1979 | 5 | ||||
| 4.0 in 1983 | 3.0 on 5/12/1967 | 6 | ||||
| 2.3 in 1991 | 2.5 on 5/8/1950 | 7 | ||||
| 2.0 in 2008 | 2.3 on 5/3/1991 | 8 | ||||
| 1.5 in 2002 | 2.0 on 5/2/2008 | 9 | ||||
| 1.0 in 1954 | 2.0 on 5/8/1979 | 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