NWS Rapid City, SD - Local Climate Information

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Latitude 43 22 N - Longitude 99 52 W - Elevation 2010 Feet
Station Record Begins 03/01/1910

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Top Ten Information for March
Warmest			Coldest
Temp (F)	Year	Rank	Temp (F)	Year
50.5	2012	1	24.5	1965
45.2	1986	2	25.5	1960
43.9	2007	3	25.5	1951
43.9	2000	4	26.3	2002
43.4	2004	5	27.1	1950
42.8	1963	6	27.5	1962
42.5	1981	7	27.6	1969
42.5	1973	8	28.4	1996
42.5	1968	9	29.0	1958
41.9	1994	10	29.7	1998
Wettest			Driest
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
6.87 in 1977	3.10 on 3/5/1948	1	0.12	2000
4.90 in 1987	2.02 on 3/12/1977	2	0.18	1997
3.22 in 1948	2.00 on 3/11/1977	3	0.18	1968
2.95 in 1981	1.55 on 3/29/1977	4	0.22	1969
2.76 in 1983	1.45 on 3/7/1990	5	0.25	1978
2.75 in 1973	1.41 on 3/1/2004	6	0.29	2001
2.60 in 1979	1.40 on 3/17/1987	7	0.30	1994
2.54 in 1950	1.27 on 3/26/1950	8	0.42	1976
2.47 in 1975	1.20 on 3/25/1987	9	0.42	1955
2.37 in 1995	1.20 on 3/29/1981	10	0.43	2009
Most Snow			Least Snow
Inches in Year	Inches on Day	Rank	Inches	Year
31.0 in 2006	17.0 on 3/10/1956	1	0.0	2000
27.5 in 1987	12.0 on 3/14/2002	2	0.0	1994
25.0 in 1977	11.0 on 3/25/1987	3	0.0	1992
25.0 in 1950	10.0 on 3/20/2006	4	0.0	1981
22.0 in 2002	10.0 on 3/3/1985	5	1.0	2007
20.0 in 1956	10.0 on 3/19/1979	6	1.0	1997
18.0 in 1952	8.5 on 3/24/1996	7	1.0	1973
17.2 in 1995	8.0 on 3/19/2006	8	1.5	2001
17.0 in 1996	8.0 on 3/7/1990	9	1.5	1993
17.0 in 1979	8.0 on 3/12/1988	10	2.0	2009

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