Snowiest Winter Season in Rapid City History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Rapid City, South Dakota during a winter season from 1948–2024. It includes any snow from July 1st – June 30th of the following year, not necessarily just snow that happened during winter.

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What Was the Snowiest Winter in Rapid City History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Rapid City, South Dakota has ever received over a winter season is 80.9 inches which occurred in 1985–1986.

Rapid City Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023–2024	68	0.0
2022–2023	68	0.0
2021–2022	68	0.0
2020–2021	68	0.0
2019–2020	68	0.0
2018–2019	24	44.0
2017–2018	10	60.1
2016–2017	39	35.7
2015–2016	36	36.1
2014–2015	17	49.2
2013–2014	9	63.8
2012–2013	3	76.7
2011–2012	59	24.7
2010–2011	4	71.1
2009–2010	31	40.8
2008–2009	2	80.3
2007–2008	22	46.1
2006–2007	60	24.6
2005–2006	35	36.2
2004–2005	68	0.0
2003–2004	68	0.0
2002–2003	68	0.0
2001–2002	68	0.0
2000–2001	65	10.0
1999–2000	45	32.9
1998–1999	26	43.4
1997–1998	66	4.1
1996–1997	68	0.0
1995–1996	8	65.9
1994–1995	34	37.9
1993–1994	12	56.3
1992–1993	13	54.1
1991–1992	53	29.6
1990–1991	27	42.8
1989–1990	32	40.2
1988–1989	37	36.0
1987–1988	54	29.4
1986–1987	23	45.9
1985–1986	1	80.9
1984–1985	52	30.0
1983–1984	20	48.0
1982–1983	58	24.9
1981–1982	41	34.8
1980–1981	64	16.9
1979–1980	55	29.2
1978–1979	49	31.5
1977–1978	28	42.5
1976–1977	11	56.7
1975–1976	21	47.2
1974–1975	15	51.4
1973–1974	56	29.1
1972–1973	42	34.2
1971–1972	47	31.9
1970–1971	6	68.0
1969–1970	5	69.6
1968–1969	50	31.3
1967–1968	43	33.7
1966–1967	14	53.1
1965–1966	29	42.3
1964–1965	40	35.5
1963–1964	57	25.6
1962–1963	16	49.5
1961–1962	47	31.9
1960–1961	63	21.1
1959–1960	33	38.0
1958–1959	46	32.5
1957–1958	51	30.8
1956–1957	19	48.8
1955–1956	30	41.6
1954–1955	25	43.8
1953–1954	44	33.5
1952–1953	18	48.9
1951–1952	61	23.3
1950–1951	62	21.6
1949–1950	7	66.5
1948–1949	38	35.9
1947–1948	67	1.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Rapid City Regional Airport	location