Most Yearly Precipitation in Rapid City History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Rapid City, South Dakota history from 1948–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Rapid City History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Rapid City, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 28.4 inches which occurred in 2019.

Year to date though April 16, 2024: 5.3 inches

Rapid City Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	77	5.3
2023	17	19.6
2022	36	16.1
2021	34	16.4
2020	63	12.9
2019	1	28.4
2018	3	25.7
2017	68	11.3
2016	61	13.3
2015	4	25.3
2014	9	21.5
2013	8	21.7
2012	67	11.4
2011	19	19.4
2010	23	19.2
2009	25	18.6
2008	12	20.6
2007	64	12.6
2006	66	11.7
2005	53	14.4
2004	62	13.2
2003	71	11.0
2002	74	10.3
2001	54	14.3
2000	49	15.0
1999	18	19.5
1998	7	21.9
1997	11	20.6
1996	21	19.4
1995	16	19.7
1994	73	10.5
1993	14	19.8
1992	60	13.5
1991	30	17.3
1990	33	16.5
1989	58	13.6
1988	72	10.9
1987	65	12.4
1986	10	21.4
1985	57	13.6
1984	45	15.2
1983	42	15.5
1982	2	26.0
1981	55	14.1
1980	32	17.2
1979	56	14.0
1978	40	15.6
1977	20	19.4
1976	46	15.2
1975	29	17.5
1974	76	9.1
1973	48	15.1
1972	31	17.2
1971	24	19.2
1970	27	17.9
1969	38	15.9
1968	26	18.5
1967	5	22.6
1966	13	20.4
1965	28	17.7
1964	47	15.2
1963	15	19.8
1962	6	22.5
1961	75	10.0
1960	70	11.2
1959	51	14.6
1958	37	16.1
1957	22	19.3
1956	52	14.5
1955	41	15.5
1954	44	15.3
1953	35	16.3
1952	69	11.2
1951	50	14.8
1950	39	15.9
1949	59	13.5
1948	43	15.3