Rapid City Weather in 1948

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.
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1948 Rapid City Weather Extremes
note: data for this year is incomplete
Highest temperature 103 °F September 15
Lowest temperature 0 °F December 15
Highest daily low 72 °F August 23
Lowest daily high 16 °F December 14
Most daily precipitation 1.4 inches October 29
Most daily snow 3.5 inches December 24
Total annual precipitation 15.3 inches -
Total annual snow 9.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1948
Rank Temperature Date
1 103 °F Sep 15
2 102 °F Aug 30
3 101 °F Aug 19
4 100 °F Sep 14
4 100 °F Sep 3
6 98 °F Jul 7
6 98 °F Jul 6
6 98 °F Jul 5
9 97 °F Aug 23
10 95 °F Sep 18
10 95 °F Aug 22
10 95 °F Aug 18
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1948
Rank Temperature Date
1 0 °F December 15
2 2 °F December 17
2 2 °F December 16
4 3 °F December 9
5 4 °F December 18
6 6 °F December 29
6 6 °F December 25
8 7 °F December 8
9 8 °F December 31
9 8 °F November 20
May 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 40 0.30 0.0
57 34 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
53 34 0.01 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.25 0.0
37 32 0.24 0.9
42 31 0.07 0.6
55 29 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
74 36 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
72 40 0.00 0.0
90 48 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
73 59 0.00 0.0
77 56 0.00 0.0
86 57 0.07 0.0
80 56 0.55 0.0
67 50 0.00 0.0
76 46 0.00 0.0
79 49 0.00 0.0
62 47 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.01 0.0
47 40 0.16 0.0
54 46 0.01 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
June 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 56 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.60 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.01 0.0
79 55 0.01 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
90 60 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.01 0.0
66 49 0.36 0.0
72 55 0.37 0.0
74 50 0.67 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
66 56 0.50 0.0
58 45 0.69 0.0
58 43 0.16 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
60 51 0.12 0.0
71 52 0.61 0.0
63 54 0.41 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.03 0.0
72 48 0.10 0.0
68 47 0.17 0.0
71 50 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.04 0.0
88 51 0.00 0.0
July 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 58 0.48 0.0
90 62 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
90 62 0.00 0.0
98 64 0.00 0.0
98 69 0.00 0.0
98 63 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
90 59 0.67 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.60 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
71 58 0.33 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.03 0.0
90 57 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.03 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
89 54 0.00 0.0
91 60 0.51 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
86 52 0.00 0.0
75 59 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
81 49 0.00 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
August 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 56 0.14 0.0
65 48 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.25 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.11 0.0
77 60 0.03 0.0
82 57 0.01 0.0
81 53 0.41 0.0
85 54 1.31 0.0
81 56 0.01 0.0
84 53 0.80 0.0
81 52 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.00 0.0
94 61 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
95 62 0.00 0.0
101 65 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
92 57 0.00 0.0
95 64 0.00 0.0
97 72 0.00 0.0
94 65 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
90 55 0.00 0.0
94 55 0.00 0.0
93 62 0.00 0.0
102 60 0.00 0.0
88 62 0.00 0.0
September 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 57 0.05 0.0
93 54 0.00 0.0
100 62 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.13 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
72 39 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
85 44 0.00 0.0
94 54 0.00 0.0
88 56 0.00 0.0
88 54 0.00 0.0
100 56 0.00 0.0
103 57 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
95 57 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.06 0.0
67 47 0.05 0.0
83 44 0.00 0.0
85 46 0.30 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
64 50 0.00 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.00 0.0
82 46 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.00 0.0
October 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 40 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
83 41 0.00 0.0
83 50 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.23 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
68 38 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
64 28 0.00 0.0
71 33 0.00 0.0
72 34 0.00 0.0
77 41 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
42 21 0.00 0.0
54 17 0.00 0.0
70 35 0.00 0.0
72 33 0.00 0.0
66 36 0.00 0.0
72 34 0.00 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
78 38 0.00 0.0
79 42 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
48 36 0.07 0.0
48 43 1.40 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
64 35 0.00 0.0
November 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 39 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
44 30 0.09 0.2
43 31 0.02 0.2
45 32 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
41 17 0.00 0.0
34 26 0.03 0.3
41 21 0.00 0.0
48 19 0.00 0.0
35 24 0.00 0.0
53 22 0.00 0.0
61 27 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.01 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.08 0.9
30 25 0.00 0.0
29 12 0.00 0.0
32 8 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
43 16 0.03 0.0
45 29 0.03 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
41 24 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
34 17 0.00 0.0
51 12 0.00 0.0
41 21 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.00 0.0
December 1948 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 22 0.00 0.0
58 21 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.03 0.3
30 15 0.00 0.0
33 10 0.00 0.0
31 9 0.00 0.0
23 7 0.00 0.1
23 3 0.00 0.0
41 18 0.00 0.0
46 18 0.00 0.0
57 24 0.00 0.0
38 15 0.00 0.0
16 11 0.02 0.2
17 0 0.11 1.3
23 2 0.00 0.0
22 2 0.00 0.0
29 4 0.00 0.0
38 11 0.00 0.0
41 25 0.00 0.0
35 13 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.00 0.0
25 11 0.01 0.3
20 14 0.30 3.5
17 6 0.01 0.2
35 11 0.00 0.0
40 16 0.00 0.0
27 9 0.00 0.0
27 6 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.00 0.0
37 8 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location