Most Yearly Snow in Rapid City History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Rapid City, South Dakota history from 1948–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Rapid City History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Rapid City, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 100.5 inches which occurred in 2013.

Rapid City Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	70	0.0
2023	70	0.0
2022	70	0.0
2021	70	0.0
2020	70	0.0
2019	58	22.7
2018	6	73.4
2017	51	29.6
2016	48	31.1
2015	25	43.7
2014	13	55.0
2013	1	100.5
2012	61	16.7
2011	5	76.3
2010	46	31.6
2009	2	82.7
2008	14	54.6
2007	56	23.1
2006	26	43.5
2005	67	4.9
2004	70	0.0
2003	70	0.0
2002	70	0.0
2001	69	2.7
2000	36	36.2
1999	49	31.0
1998	62	16.4
1997	68	4.1
1996	16	51.2
1995	29	41.2
1994	18	48.4
1993	12	55.1
1992	35	36.4
1991	21	45.6
1990	52	29.5
1989	24	44.2
1988	39	34.2
1987	33	39.6
1986	19	47.8
1985	9	66.9
1984	27	41.7
1983	42	33.5
1982	38	34.8
1981	65	9.1
1980	28	41.5
1979	60	19.8
1978	34	37.5
1977	10	61.9
1976	50	29.9
1975	3	79.4
1974	63	15.3
1973	31	40.6
1972	55	23.1
1971	8	67.1
1970	4	76.9
1969	41	33.8
1968	45	32.6
1967	20	47.4
1966	11	56.3
1965	53	28.1
1964	44	32.7
1963	17	50.8
1962	59	21.8
1961	54	24.3
1960	47	31.3
1959	30	41.2
1958	37	35.4
1957	43	33.5
1956	22	45.5
1955	32	39.7
1954	23	44.7
1953	15	54.5
1952	64	15.2
1951	57	23.0
1950	7	68.5
1949	40	34.1
1948	66	9.0