Rapid City Weather in 1963

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1963 based on NOAA data.
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1963 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 101 °F July 25
Lowest temperature -26 °F January 19
Highest daily low 68 °F August 11
Lowest daily high -9 °F January 11
Most daily precipitation 3.8 inches June 15
Most daily snow 14.7 inches March 16
Total annual precipitation 19.8 inches -
Total annual snow 50.8 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1963
Rank Temperature Date
1 101 °F Jul 25
2 99 °F Aug 7
3 98 °F Aug 25
3 98 °F Aug 20
5 97 °F Aug 10
5 97 °F Aug 6
5 97 °F Jul 24
5 97 °F Jul 20
5 97 °F Jul 8
10 96 °F Sep 7
10 96 °F Aug 8
10 96 °F Aug 1
10 96 °F Jul 22
10 96 °F Jul 6
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1963
Rank Temperature Date
1 -26 °F January 19
2 -22 °F January 18
3 -21 °F January 23
4 -19 °F January 27
5 -16 °F January 26
5 -16 °F January 11
7 -15 °F January 22
8 -14 °F January 12
9 -13 °F January 24
10 -12 °F December 14
January 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
54 26 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
53 20 0.00 0.0
44 24 0.00 0.0
48 22 0.00 0.0
44 27 0.00 0.0
60 23 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
39 -1 0.11 0.9
0 -11 0.19 1.6
-9 -16 0.06 0.6
3 -14 0.00 0.0
23 -3 0.04 0.4
10 -6 0.05 0.5
14 -10 0.00 0.0
22 -2 0.00 0.0
30 -3 0.08 0.8
-2 -22 0.03 0.3
33 -26 0.07 0.7
17 7 0.11 1.3
43 5 0.04 0.6
6 -15 0.07 0.8
4 -21 0.00 0.0
16 -13 0.02 0.3
7 -8 0.10 1.1
3 -16 0.00 0.0
17 -19 0.00 0.0
18 -4 0.01 0.1
6 -10 0.03 0.5
12 -9 0.02 0.3
50 -2 0.00 0.0
February 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 6 0.03 0.2
26 0 0.00 0.0
58 15 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.02 0.2
28 19 0.06 0.7
28 -1 0.15 1.8
23 2 0.00 0.0
43 9 0.00 0.0
30 22 0.01 0.1
38 16 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
44 18 0.00 0.0
49 20 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
42 -1 0.11 1.5
19 -10 0.02 0.3
39 17 0.06 1.0
33 22 0.15 1.8
46 21 0.00 0.0
37 13 0.21 3.8
48 15 0.00 0.0
42 24 0.08 0.4
46 26 0.02 0.2
March 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 28 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.07 1.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
35 18 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.02 0.2
48 27 0.03 0.4
47 29 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
55 20 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.06 0.8
27 22 0.02 0.2
40 20 0.00 0.0
55 16 0.00 0.0
57 24 0.00 0.0
38 22 1.39 14.7
39 9 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
45 27 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
70 33 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.01 0.0
63 31 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.00 0.0
66 36 0.00 0.0
74 33 0.00 0.0
75 42 0.00 0.0
April 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 31 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.02 0.2
44 22 0.11 1.1
62 22 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
72 33 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.09 0.0
51 33 0.90 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.00 0.0
81 41 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.25 2.0
52 29 0.03 0.3
45 33 0.03 0.1
34 27 0.14 1.4
36 26 0.38 2.3
56 22 0.00 0.0
59 33 0.00 0.0
67 34 0.00 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
52 37 1.04 0.0
62 34 0.53 0.0
47 38 0.28 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
May 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 45 0.02 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
73 42 0.00 0.0
64 39 0.04 0.0
74 42 0.00 0.0
79 49 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
82 48 0.03 0.0
68 43 0.15 0.0
52 43 0.15 0.0
62 39 0.12 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.22 0.0
68 50 0.25 0.0
66 46 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.01 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
66 28 0.00 0.0
73 41 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
60 50 0.08 0.0
65 49 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.01 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.06 0.0
77 55 0.04 0.0
June 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 54 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.33 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
89 51 0.03 0.0
76 51 0.32 0.0
79 49 0.21 0.0
82 55 0.09 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
70 53 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.01 0.0
61 51 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
91 60 0.00 0.0
73 60 0.28 0.0
65 57 3.78 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.04 0.0
79 57 0.02 0.0
90 53 0.05 0.0
80 58 0.20 0.0
91 58 0.11 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
69 53 0.00 0.0
91 54 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
90 54 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.00 0.0
94 60 0.00 0.0
86 57 0.00 0.0
July 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 54 0.00 0.0
90 56 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.02 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
96 65 0.03 0.0
94 60 0.00 0.0
97 61 0.00 0.0
91 65 0.01 0.0
93 67 0.00 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
92 57 0.52 0.0
88 57 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.21 0.0
85 57 0.01 0.0
86 60 0.08 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
97 57 0.00 0.0
93 64 0.00 0.0
96 62 0.00 0.0
94 65 0.00 0.0
97 67 0.00 0.0
101 67 0.50 0.0
75 56 0.05 0.0
69 53 0.51 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.08 0.0
85 59 0.01 0.0
95 58 0.00 0.0
August 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
96 66 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
88 56 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.00 0.0
95 63 0.00 0.0
97 67 0.00 0.0
99 63 0.00 0.0
96 64 0.25 0.0
90 60 0.00 0.0
97 62 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.02 0.0
83 57 0.12 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
91 52 0.00 0.0
95 58 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.01 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
92 55 0.00 0.0
98 64 0.01 0.0
86 62 0.09 0.0
80 53 0.18 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
95 58 0.00 0.0
98 64 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
93 60 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.08 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.50 0.0
78 53 0.06 0.0
September 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 57 0.49 0.0
72 56 0.04 0.0
72 54 0.16 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
92 52 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
96 57 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
89 56 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.00 0.0
89 53 0.01 0.0
80 57 0.08 0.0
63 54 0.02 0.0
66 50 0.01 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
65 49 0.34 0.0
70 48 0.06 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
83 46 0.00 0.0
91 57 0.00 0.0
91 59 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
81 36 0.00 0.0
92 59 0.00 0.0
October 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 60 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
90 50 0.00 0.0
94 55 0.00 0.0
93 56 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
86 48 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
74 43 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
80 41 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
56 47 0.42 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
81 41 0.00 0.0
80 44 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
75 38 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.00 0.0
64 34 0.00 0.0
49 33 0.30 0.0
47 30 0.05 0.0
November 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 28 0.00 0.0
67 27 0.00 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.01 0.0
51 25 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.05 0.0
51 31 0.03 0.0
45 22 0.00 0.0
46 17 0.00 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
70 36 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
56 27 0.00 0.0
60 24 0.00 0.0
42 11 0.00 0.0
19 11 0.03 0.3
40 10 0.00 0.0
55 18 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
49 24 0.00 0.0
68 33 0.00 0.0
65 30 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.00 0.0
51 22 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
December 1963 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 27 0.00 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.01 0.0
28 12 0.00 0.0
18 8 0.10 1.0
12 2 0.08 0.6
16 -1 0.01 0.1
25 1 0.01 0.1
5 -10 0.00 0.0
10 -12 0.00 0.0
8 -11 0.00 0.0
15 -2 0.05 0.5
7 -6 0.03 0.2
22 -10 0.00 0.0
13 2 0.00 0.0
12 2 0.00 0.0
8 4 0.01 0.2
30 7 0.00 0.0
47 15 0.00 0.0
60 31 0.00 0.0
60 22 0.00 0.0
46 21 0.00 0.0
28 17 0.00 0.0
40 20 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.02 0.3
47 16 0.00 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location