Rapid City September 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Rapid City, South Dakota for the date of September 16.
September 16 All-Time Records
1948–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1961
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1965
Lowest daily high 36 °F 1965
Highest daily low 62 °F 1948
Most precipitation 0.78 inches 1959
Most snow 1.2 inches 1965
September 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.4 °F
Average low 46.4 °F
Chance precipitation 21.3%
Chance snow 0.3%
Rapid City September 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 42 0.00 n/a
2022 77 53 0.05 n/a
2021 78 46 0.00 n/a
2020 66 47 0.00 n/a
2019 91 56 0.00 n/a
2018 81 58 0.00 0.0
2017 54 36 0.00 0.0
2016 75 45 0.00 0.0
2015 88 47 0.00 0.0
2014 82 40 0.00 0.0
2013 70 48 0.00 0.0
2012 75 48 0.00 0.0
2011 71 40 0.00 0.0
2010 86 44 0.00 0.0
2009 83 53 0.00 0.0
2008 86 44 0.00 0.0
2007 93 50 0.00 0.0
2006 68 41 0.06 0.0
2005 90 48 0.00 n/a
2004 74 41 0.00 n/a
2003 88 48 0.00 n/a
2002 94 51 0.00 n/a
2001 70 46 0.00 n/a
2000 93 53 0.00 0.0
1999 81 44 0.00 0.0
1998 87 53 0.00 0.0
1997 77 46 0.00 0.0
1996 78 48 0.00 0.0
1995 71 47 0.00 0.0
1994 76 49 0.00 0.0
1993 64 48 0.00 0.0
1992 73 51 0.00 0.0
1991 73 36 0.00 0.0
1990 75 43 0.00 0.0
1989 89 53 0.00 0.0
1988 88 43 0.00 0.0
1987 75 51 0.00 0.0
1986 60 48 0.02 0.0
1985 89 50 0.00 0.0
1984 79 48 0.00 0.0
1983 87 38 0.00 0.0
1982 64 43 0.01 0.0
1981 66 38 0.00 0.0
1980 58 42 0.08 0.0
1979 94 45 0.00 0.0
1978 75 52 0.00 0.0
1977 77 46 0.08 0.0
1976 87 52 0.00 0.0
1975 87 50 0.00 0.0
1974 86 53 0.00 0.0
1973 42 37 0.02 0.0
1972 87 50 0.00 0.0
1971 54 32 0.00 0.0
1970 61 44 0.00 0.0
1969 75 45 0.00 0.0
1968 53 45 0.23 0.0
1967 63 46 0.61 0.0
1966 59 49 0.14 0.0
1965 36 30 0.18 1.2
1964 79 50 0.00 0.0
1963 89 53 0.01 0.0
1962 77 55 0.02 0.0
1961 95 48 0.00 0.0
1960 73 46 0.00 0.0
1959 45 35 0.78 0.0
1958 78 43 0.00 0.0
1957 77 40 0.00 0.0
1956 72 49 0.00 0.0
1955 87 53 0.00 0.0
1954 73 53 0.00 0.0
1953 90 56 0.00 0.0
1952 87 53 0.00 0.0
1951 76 36 0.00 0.0
1950 57 43 0.00 0.0
1949 95 51 0.00 0.0
1948 80 62 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Rapid City on 9/16?
For the date of Sep 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Rapid City history is 95 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1961.
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City on September 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1961
1 95 °F 1949
3 94 °F 2002
3 94 °F 1979
5 93 °F 2007
5 93 °F 2000
7 91 °F 2019
8 90 °F 2005
8 90 °F 1953
10 89 °F 1989
10 89 °F 1985
10 89 °F 1963
What's the all-time low for Rapid City on 9/16?
For the date of Sep 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Rapid City history is 30 °F which happened in 1965.
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City on September 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1965
2 32 °F 1971
3 35 °F 1959
4 36 °F 1951
4 36 °F 1991
4 36 °F 2017
7 37 °F 1973
8 38 °F 1983
8 38 °F 1981
10 40 °F 2014
10 40 °F 2011
10 40 °F 1957
Lowest High Temperatures in Rapid City on September 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1965
2 42 °F 1973
3 45 °F 1959
4 53 °F 1968
5 54 °F 1971
5 54 °F 2017
7 57 °F 1950
8 58 °F 1980
9 59 °F 1966
10 60 °F 1986
What's the most it has ever rained in Rapid City on 9/16?
For the date of Sep 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Rapid City history is 0.78 inches which happened in 1959.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Rapid City on September 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.78 inches 1959
2 0.61 inches 1967
3 0.23 inches 1968
4 0.18 inches 1965
5 0.14 inches 1966
6 0.08 inches 1980
6 0.08 inches 1977
8 0.06 inches 2006
9 0.05 inches 2022
10 0.02 inches 1962
10 0.02 inches 1986
10 0.02 inches 1973
All-Time Most Snow in Rapid City on September 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.2 inches 1965
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location