Rapid City May 13 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Rapid City, South Dakota for the date of May 13.

May 13 All-Time Records 1948–2024
Highest temperature	92 °F	2001
Lowest temperature	26 °F	1953
Lowest daily high	44 °F	2004
Highest daily low	55 °F	2007
Most precipitation	0.92 inches	1982
Most snow	0.1 inches	1953

May 13 All-Time Records
1948–2024

Highest temperature

92 °F

26 °F

44 °F

Highest daily low

55 °F

0.92 inches

0.1 inches

May 13 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	65.8 °F
Average low	40.8 °F
Chance precipitation	39.9%
Chance snow	2.0%

May 13 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

65.8 °F

Average low

40.8 °F

Chance precipitation

39.9%

Chance snow

2.0%

Rapid City May 13 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	58	51	0.30	n/a
2022	70	36	0.00	n/a
2021	68	31	0.02	n/a
2020	64	42	0.41	n/a
2019	78	40	0.01	n/a
2018	58	45	0.03	0.0
2017	88	53	0.01	0.0
2016	52	30	0.00	0.0
2015	62	43	0.02	0.0
2014	60	30	0.00	0.0
2013	90	50	0.00	0.0
2012	76	33	0.00	0.0
2011	57	40	0.00	0.0
2010	54	34	0.00	0.0
2009	56	31	0.00	0.0
2008	58	37	0.00	0.0
2007	91	55	0.00	0.0
2006	70	44	0.09	0.0
2005	60	29	0.03	n/a
2004	44	31	0.00	n/a
2003	68	43	0.00	n/a
2002	69	38	0.00	n/a
2001	92	49	0.00	n/a
2000	58	27	0.00	0.0
1999	55	41	0.20	0.0
1998	78	47	0.03	n/a
1997	69	40	0.00	0.0
1996	66	45	0.11	n/a
1995	51	37	0.09	0.0
1994	67	49	0.48	0.0
1993	82	46	0.00	0.0
1992	58	44	0.00	0.0
1991	79	47	0.00	0.0
1990	56	38	0.43	0.0
1989	52	45	0.12	0.0
1988	84	41	0.00	0.0
1987	77	51	0.00	0.0
1986	72	37	0.00	0.0
1985	63	42	0.00	0.0
1984	70	47	0.00	0.0
1983	51	31	0.00	0.0
1982	51	47	0.92	0.0
1981	59	37	0.01	0.0
1980	61	33	0.01	0.0
1979	65	43	0.08	0.0
1978	69	35	0.00	0.0
1977	81	55	0.00	0.0
1976	71	45	0.00	0.0
1975	73	40	0.00	0.0
1974	65	36	0.00	0.0
1973	65	33	0.00	0.0
1972	67	42	0.03	0.0
1971	79	42	0.00	0.0
1970	50	40	0.02	0.0
1969	81	42	0.00	0.0
1968	74	45	0.01	0.0
1967	51	35	0.00	0.0
1966	66	28	0.00	0.0
1965	72	49	0.13	0.0
1964	84	41	0.00	0.0
1963	67	37	0.00	0.0
1962	79	52	0.01	0.0
1961	56	45	0.00	0.0
1960	86	50	0.00	0.0
1959	61	38	0.00	0.0
1958	66	50	0.00	0.0
1957	57	46	0.51	0.0
1956	50	35	0.27	0.0
1955	92	46	0.00	0.0
1954	77	50	0.05	0.0
1953	45	26	0.01	0.1
1952	80	45	0.15	0.0
1951	69	47	0.16	0.0
1950	74	42	0.00	0.0
1949	73	49	0.00	0.0
1948	74	36	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Rapid City on 5/13?

For the date of May 13, the highest temperature ever reached in Rapid City history is 92 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2001.

Highest Temperatures in Rapid City on May 13

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	92 °F	2001
1	92 °F	1955
3	91 °F	2007
4	90 °F	2013
5	88 °F	2017
6	86 °F	1960
7	84 °F	1988
7	84 °F	1964
9	82 °F	1993
10	81 °F	1969
10	81 °F	1977

What's the all-time low for Rapid City on 5/13?

For the date of May 13, the lowest temperature ever reached in Rapid City history is 26 °F which happened in 1953.

Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City on May 13

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	26 °F	1953
2	27 °F	2000
3	28 °F	1966
4	29 °F	2005
5	30 °F	2014
5	30 °F	2016
7	31 °F	2004
7	31 °F	1983
7	31 °F	2009
7	31 °F	2021

Lowest High Temperatures in Rapid City on May 13

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	44 °F	2004
2	45 °F	1953
3	50 °F	1970
3	50 °F	1956
5	51 °F	1967
5	51 °F	1983
5	51 °F	1982
5	51 °F	1995
9	52 °F	2016
9	52 °F	1989

What's the most it has ever rained in Rapid City on 5/13?

For the date of May 13, the most precipitation ever recorded in Rapid City history is 0.92 inches which happened in 1982.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Rapid City on May 13

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.92 inches	1982
2	0.51 inches	1957
3	0.48 inches	1994
4	0.43 inches	1990
5	0.41 inches	2020
6	0.30 inches	2023
7	0.27 inches	1956
8	0.20 inches	1999
9	0.16 inches	1951
10	0.15 inches	1952

All-Time Most Snow in Rapid City on May 13

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.1 inches	1953

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Rapid City Regional Airport	location