Rapid City Weather in 1955

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1955 based on NOAA data.
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1955 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 102 °F August 3
Lowest temperature -14 °F November 16
Highest daily low 72 °F August 1
Lowest daily high 5 °F November 15
Most daily precipitation 1.8 inches September 20
Most daily snow 5.1 inches February 9
Total annual precipitation 15.5 inches -
Total annual snow 39.7 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1955
Rank Temperature Date
1 102 °F Aug 3
1 102 °F Aug 1
3 101 °F Jul 6
4 100 °F Jul 21
5 99 °F Aug 18
5 99 °F Aug 16
5 99 °F Jul 31
5 99 °F Jul 20
5 99 °F Jul 11
5 99 °F Jul 5
5 99 °F Jul 4
5 99 °F Jun 29
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1955
Rank Temperature Date
1 -14 °F November 16
2 -11 °F November 15
3 -10 °F February 10
4 -8 °F December 18
4 -8 °F February 24
6 -7 °F March 25
7 -6 °F February 23
7 -6 °F February 12
7 -6 °F February 11
10 -5 °F December 19
10 -5 °F November 29
10 -5 °F November 27
10 -5 °F November 17
10 -5 °F March 21
10 -5 °F March 5
January 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 26 0.00 0.0
60 21 0.00 0.0
32 18 0.00 0.0
34 19 0.00 0.0
35 15 0.00 0.0
38 16 0.00 0.0
36 15 0.00 0.0
33 24 0.01 0.1
33 13 0.00 0.0
25 7 0.00 0.0
30 10 0.00 0.0
20 -3 0.00 0.0
57 9 0.00 0.0
38 12 0.00 0.0
38 13 0.00 0.0
27 11 0.00 0.0
23 13 0.18 1.8
18 0 0.00 0.0
20 -1 0.00 0.0
34 8 0.00 0.0
24 12 0.03 0.3
26 13 0.00 0.0
40 5 0.15 1.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
33 9 0.00 0.0
32 7 0.05 0.5
36 15 0.04 0.4
41 2 0.00 0.0
36 25 0.00 0.0
53 19 0.00 0.0
44 27 0.00 0.0
February 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
30 25 0.01 0.1
25 19 0.07 0.7
21 11 0.30 3.7
17 -4 0.03 0.4
39 0 0.00 0.0
28 7 0.00 0.0
45 13 0.00 0.0
52 24 0.00 0.0
31 -2 0.26 5.1
14 -10 0.00 0.0
18 -6 0.00 0.0
16 -6 0.00 0.0
46 13 0.00 0.0
46 29 0.00 0.0
44 30 0.00 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
51 27 0.00 0.0
27 3 0.15 1.5
9 4 0.02 0.2
23 4 0.00 0.0
29 7 0.03 0.4
26 1 0.00 0.0
8 -6 0.01 0.1
33 -8 0.00 0.0
43 5 0.00 0.0
9 2 0.00 0.0
41 -2 0.00 0.0
41 15 0.00 0.0
March 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 23 0.00 0.0
58 25 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.03 0.5
28 -4 0.06 1.0
24 -5 0.00 0.0
33 8 0.00 0.0
51 24 0.00 0.0
62 31 0.00 0.0
63 31 0.00 0.0
54 31 0.00 0.0
59 30 0.00 0.0
56 24 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.10 0.9
24 6 0.10 1.5
37 2 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
54 18 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.02 0.2
15 3 0.12 1.4
24 -5 0.00 0.0
53 10 0.01 0.1
20 13 0.00 0.0
14 1 0.05 0.5
10 -7 0.00 0.0
25 7 0.00 0.0
44 10 0.00 0.0
53 25 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.02 0.1
52 33 0.12 0.2
April 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 33 0.00 0.0
75 38 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.51 0.4
36 29 0.44 2.8
32 24 0.01 0.1
40 25 0.00 0.0
64 24 0.00 0.0
66 32 0.00 0.0
72 39 0.00 0.0
75 34 0.00 0.0
50 33 0.41 0.0
51 33 0.18 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.00 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
64 29 0.00 0.0
78 41 0.00 0.0
74 39 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
69 36 0.00 0.0
77 38 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
84 41 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
64 32 0.00 0.0
83 37 0.00 0.0
86 54 0.00 0.0
May 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 51 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.02 0.0
56 43 0.00 0.0
69 38 0.00 0.0
83 39 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
76 35 0.00 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
74 37 0.00 0.0
82 46 0.00 0.0
82 48 0.00 0.0
92 46 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
67 49 0.89 0.0
63 48 0.00 0.0
69 45 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.02 0.0
69 47 0.14 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.08 0.0
53 45 0.00 0.0
46 42 0.38 0.0
55 44 0.08 0.0
63 45 0.05 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
88 47 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.04 0.0
June 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 48 0.20 0.0
74 49 0.27 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.04 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
80 46 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.07 0.0
49 39 0.38 0.0
50 45 0.41 0.0
59 45 0.00 0.0
57 46 0.00 0.0
71 50 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.16 0.0
64 53 0.37 0.0
73 51 0.23 0.0
82 50 0.00 0.0
81 57 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
90 60 0.00 0.0
88 54 0.00 0.0
99 64 0.01 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
July 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
92 53 0.00 0.0
92 56 0.01 0.0
80 60 0.01 0.0
99 62 0.00 0.0
99 66 0.03 0.0
101 62 0.07 0.0
92 60 0.00 0.0
85 52 0.00 0.0
92 55 1.25 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
99 65 0.00 0.0
93 66 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
91 58 0.00 0.0
95 56 0.00 0.0
95 58 0.00 0.0
95 65 0.00 0.0
99 67 0.00 0.0
100 72 0.02 0.0
94 71 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.71 0.0
91 61 0.00 0.0
93 67 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.04 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
96 62 0.00 0.0
96 67 0.00 0.0
99 69 0.00 0.0
August 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
102 72 0.04 0.0
97 68 0.00 0.0
102 67 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.34 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.05 0.0
91 64 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.57 0.0
89 57 0.00 0.0
94 61 0.00 0.0
98 69 0.00 0.0
71 60 0.01 0.0
86 57 0.01 0.0
99 61 0.00 0.0
94 61 0.00 0.0
99 68 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.42 0.0
97 62 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
98 61 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.00 0.0
94 64 0.00 0.0
97 69 0.00 0.0
97 69 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.21 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
80 49 0.00 0.0
88 49 0.00 0.0
September 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
92 49 0.00 0.0
89 62 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
98 56 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
91 48 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.02 0.0
73 37 0.00 0.0
89 51 0.00 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
94 52 0.00 0.0
94 57 0.00 0.0
87 53 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.39 0.0
68 53 1.83 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.01 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
46 37 0.37 0.0
40 33 0.46 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
72 45 0.00 0.0
81 45 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
October 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 38 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
77 45 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.13 0.0
55 36 0.03 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
84 40 0.00 0.0
86 51 0.00 0.0
88 48 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.01 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.00 0.0
80 46 0.00 0.0
52 38 0.00 0.0
72 39 0.00 0.0
66 30 0.05 0.6
45 27 0.02 0.2
72 29 0.00 0.0
78 43 0.00 0.0
73 39 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.01 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.01 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
November 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 19 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
61 15 0.00 0.0
72 32 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
44 20 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.00 0.0
61 17 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.06 0.0
37 13 0.09 1.7
22 4 0.12 1.6
9 0 0.00 0.0
30 1 0.02 0.2
5 -11 0.00 0.0
16 -14 0.00 0.0
15 -5 0.00 0.0
30 4 0.00 0.0
59 16 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
40 16 0.00 0.0
29 12 0.00 0.0
28 11 0.00 0.0
53 12 0.00 0.0
50 4 0.05 0.5
14 -5 0.02 0.2
16 -4 0.00 0.0
15 -5 0.00 0.0
31 8 0.00 0.0
December 1955 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 15 0.00 0.0
28 6 0.03 0.3
10 4 0.29 3.9
19 10 0.03 0.3
23 4 0.00 0.0
40 11 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
29 10 0.04 0.4
27 11 0.01 0.1
17 4 0.04 0.4
16 2 0.00 0.0
51 14 0.00 0.0
27 7 0.00 0.0
19 8 0.00 0.0
18 -1 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
15 0 0.05 1.8
6 -8 0.01 0.1
14 -5 0.00 0.0
34 6 0.00 0.0
50 13 0.00 0.0
59 28 0.00 0.0
66 34 0.00 0.0
62 23 0.00 0.0
34 23 0.00 0.0
55 21 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
33 7 0.17 1.4
26 8 0.00 0.0
29 8 0.00 0.0
35 14 0.01 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location