Rapid City March 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Rapid City, South Dakota for the date of March 18.
March 18 All-Time Records
1948–2024
Highest temperature 78 °F 2012
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 12 °F 1965
Highest daily low 37 °F 2012
Most precipitation 0.58 inches 1950
Most snow 6.9 inches 1950
March 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 49.8 °F
Average low 23.7 °F
Chance precipitation 23.6%
Chance snow 14.8%
Rapid City March 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 64 13 0.00 n/a
2023 36 7 0.00 n/a
2022 58 21 0.00 n/a
2021 39 23 0.00 n/a
2020 43 28 0.00 n/a
2019 45 22 0.00 n/a
2018 30 22 0.00 0.0
2017 74 26 0.00 0.0
2016 37 20 0.00 0.0
2015 54 22 0.00 0.0
2014 42 25 0.29 3.0
2013 40 14 0.00 0.0
2012 78 37 0.00 0.0
2011 58 25 0.00 0.0
2010 50 32 0.01 0.0
2009 53 28 0.00 0.0
2008 54 25 0.00 0.0
2007 76 34 0.00 0.0
2006 35 26 0.01 0.0
2005 32 20 0.07 n/a
2004 64 34 0.00 n/a
2003 35 32 0.41 n/a
2002 26 17 0.10 n/a
2001 53 25 0.00 0.0
2000 50 23 0.00 0.0
1999 58 20 0.00 0.0
1998 31 27 0.01 n/a
1997 55 20 0.00 n/a
1996 40 24 0.06 0.6
1995 66 27 0.00 0.0
1994 68 29 0.00 0.0
1993 52 23 0.00 0.0
1992 33 26 0.45 5.6
1991 59 32 0.00 0.0
1990 42 21 0.01 0.2
1989 32 -4 0.00 0.0
1988 49 18 0.00 0.0
1987 38 20 0.02 0.3
1986 33 26 0.12 1.1
1985 63 35 0.00 0.0
1984 38 30 0.09 0.9
1983 29 23 0.07 0.7
1982 34 28 0.02 0.0
1981 48 14 0.00 0.0
1980 57 27 0.00 0.0
1979 38 27 0.00 0.0
1978 64 34 0.00 0.0
1977 45 24 0.04 0.4
1976 68 34 0.00 0.0
1975 60 27 0.00 0.0
1974 46 26 0.16 0.0
1973 41 34 0.00 0.0
1972 75 29 0.00 0.0
1971 31 19 0.06 0.5
1970 33 23 0.07 0.7
1969 60 31 0.00 0.0
1968 45 29 0.08 0.1
1967 44 20 0.00 0.0
1966 45 25 0.00 0.0
1965 12 -3 0.00 0.0
1964 56 34 0.00 0.0
1963 40 25 0.00 0.0
1962 52 23 0.00 0.0
1961 43 32 0.00 0.0
1960 42 33 0.01 0.0
1959 58 34 0.14 0.0
1958 39 15 0.03 0.3
1957 35 23 0.17 1.7
1956 47 27 0.00 0.0
1955 54 18 0.00 0.0
1954 34 29 0.31 2.6
1953 47 24 0.00 0.0
1952 44 23 0.00 0.0
1951 25 11 0.00 0.0
1950 18 1 0.58 6.9
1949 35 11 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Rapid City on 3/18?
For the date of Mar 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Rapid City history is 78 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City on March 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 78 °F 2012
2 76 °F 2007
3 75 °F 1972
4 74 °F 2017
5 68 °F 1976
5 68 °F 1994
7 66 °F 1995
8 64 °F 1978
8 64 °F 2024
8 64 °F 2004
What's the all-time low for Rapid City on 3/18?
For the date of Mar 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Rapid City history is -4 °F which happened in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City on March 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1989
2 -3 °F 1965
3 1 °F 1950
4 7 °F 2023
5 11 °F 1949
5 11 °F 1951
7 13 °F 2024
8 14 °F 2013
8 14 °F 1981
10 15 °F 1958
Lowest High Temperatures in Rapid City on March 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1965
2 18 °F 1950
3 25 °F 1951
4 26 °F 2002
5 29 °F 1983
6 30 °F 2018
7 31 °F 1971
7 31 °F 1998
9 32 °F 1989
9 32 °F 2005
What's the most it has ever rained in Rapid City on 3/18?
For the date of Mar 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Rapid City history is 0.58 inches which happened in 1950.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Rapid City on March 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.58 inches 1950
2 0.45 inches 1992
3 0.41 inches 2003
4 0.31 inches 1954
5 0.29 inches 2014
6 0.17 inches 1957
7 0.16 inches 1974
8 0.14 inches 1959
9 0.12 inches 1986
10 0.10 inches 2002
All-Time Most Snow in Rapid City on March 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.9 inches 1950
2 5.6 inches 1992
3 3.0 inches 2014
4 2.6 inches 1954
5 1.7 inches 1957
6 1.1 inches 1986
7 0.9 inches 1984
8 0.7 inches 1970
8 0.7 inches 1983
10 0.6 inches 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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