Rapid City Weather in 1970

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1970 based on NOAA data.

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1970 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	August 26
Lowest temperature	-17 °F	January 8
Highest daily low	67 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	0 °F	January 18
Most daily precipitation	1.7 inches	April 18
Most daily snow	15.6 inches	April 18
Total annual precipitation	17.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	76.9 inches	-

January 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	27	13	0.28	3.4
January 2	20	10	0.03	0.5
January 3	25	6	0.00	0.0
January 4	15	-5	0.00	0.0
January 5	10	-14	0.00	0.0
January 6	14	-1	0.00	0.0
January 7	6	-9	0.00	0.0
January 8	8	-17	0.00	0.0
January 9	28	-9	0.00	0.0
January 10	42	16	0.00	0.0
January 11	31	17	0.00	0.0
January 12	22	6	0.00	0.0
January 13	10	-1	0.00	0.0
January 14	35	3	0.00	0.0
January 15	33	5	0.02	0.2
January 16	5	-5	0.01	0.1
January 17	0	-7	0.08	0.8
January 18	0	-13	0.04	0.4
January 19	26	-6	0.00	0.0
January 20	11	3	0.01	0.1
January 21	36	9	0.00	0.0
January 22	45	24	0.00	0.0
January 23	53	22	0.00	0.0
January 24	57	31	0.21	0.0
January 25	44	27	0.00	0.0
January 26	44	25	0.00	0.0
January 27	61	25	0.05	0.0
January 28	35	18	0.00	0.0
January 29	35	14	0.00	0.0
January 30	47	15	0.00	0.0
January 31	53	21	0.00	0.0

February 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	44	6	0.00	0.0
February 2	18	7	0.03	0.3
February 3	53	4	0.02	0.2
February 4	37	20	0.00	0.0
February 5	46	20	0.00	0.0
February 6	51	19	0.00	0.0
February 7	43	22	0.00	0.0
February 8	45	19	0.00	0.0
February 9	62	13	0.00	0.0
February 10	54	23	0.00	0.0
February 11	36	20	0.00	0.0
February 12	36	13	0.00	0.0
February 13	15	8	0.07	1.2
February 14	37	13	0.00	0.0
February 15	34	23	0.00	0.0
February 16	57	26	0.00	0.0
February 17	66	19	0.31	3.3
February 18	21	6	0.08	0.6
February 19	32	16	0.02	0.2
February 20	48	19	0.00	0.0
February 21	53	26	0.00	0.0
February 22	49	26	0.00	0.0
February 23	58	28	0.00	0.0
February 24	42	22	0.00	0.0
February 25	54	19	0.00	0.0
February 26	54	27	0.00	0.0
February 27	33	27	0.01	0.2
February 28	30	23	0.00	0.0

March 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	30	22	0.02	0.0
March 2	50	24	0.11	0.1
March 3	33	18	0.00	0.0
March 4	35	16	0.00	0.0
March 5	44	18	0.00	0.0
March 6	54	19	0.00	0.0
March 7	69	27	0.00	0.0
March 8	49	20	0.14	1.4
March 9	21	0	0.44	6.4
March 10	22	-1	0.00	0.0
March 11	21	4	0.00	0.0
March 12	27	6	0.00	0.0
March 13	23	3	0.02	0.3
March 14	28	15	0.00	0.0
March 15	27	18	0.00	0.0
March 16	41	17	0.00	0.0
March 17	36	28	0.25	3.0
March 18	33	23	0.07	0.7
March 19	28	18	0.16	1.8
March 20	38	14	0.00	0.0
March 21	43	17	0.00	0.0
March 22	38	24	0.00	0.0
March 23	50	26	0.00	0.0
March 24	50	32	0.00	0.0
March 25	37	20	0.00	0.0
March 26	43	15	0.13	1.1
March 27	34	11	0.00	0.0
March 28	46	19	0.13	0.0
March 29	42	24	0.01	0.0
March 30	38	19	0.00	0.0
March 31	36	19	0.00	0.0

April 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	48	15	0.00	0.0
April 2	49	25	0.00	0.0
April 3	46	22	0.00	0.0
April 4	62	20	0.00	0.0
April 5	61	36	0.00	0.0
April 6	75	30	0.00	0.0
April 7	80	35	0.00	0.0
April 8	57	26	0.00	0.0
April 9	66	29	0.00	0.0
April 10	72	37	0.00	0.0
April 11	48	33	0.81	0.0
April 12	33	27	0.80	5.2
April 13	32	24	0.03	0.3
April 14	32	26	0.51	4.0
April 15	41	29	0.36	3.4
April 16	39	25	0.00	0.0
April 17	31	25	0.31	2.1
April 18	30	28	1.67	15.6
April 19	34	26	0.00	0.0
April 20	35	26	0.00	0.0
April 21	41	20	0.00	0.0
April 22	41	28	0.00	0.0
April 23	46	24	0.00	0.0
April 24	60	31	0.00	0.0
April 25	58	34	0.00	0.0
April 26	57	33	0.00	0.0
April 27	59	37	0.00	0.0
April 28	59	38	0.14	0.0
April 29	51	35	0.00	0.0
April 30	54	31	0.00	0.0

May 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	55	30	0.03
May 2	71	31	0.00
May 3	72	39	0.00
May 4	76	40	0.00
May 5	69	37	0.00
May 6	84	54	0.00
May 7	85	49	0.02
May 8	56	38	0.45
May 9	57	36	0.00
May 10	64	35	0.32
May 11	68	42	0.06
May 12	70	44	0.01
May 13	50	40	0.02
May 14	53	37	0.38
May 15	65	35	0.00
May 16	76	42	0.00
May 17	87	44	0.00
May 18	75	51	0.00
May 19	68	43	0.00
May 20	77	49	0.00
May 21	67	51	0.00
May 22	63	44	0.12
May 23	73	42	0.00
May 24	71	38	0.10
May 25	71	39	0.00
May 26	83	41	0.00
May 27	70	53	0.01
May 28	67	44	0.04
May 29	75	37	0.00
May 30	71	47	0.33
May 31	60	46	0.52

June 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	68	43	0.00
June 2	75	44	0.00
June 3	74	50	0.00
June 4	74	44	0.00
June 5	80	44	0.00
June 6	84	50	0.00
June 7	88	56	0.00
June 8	86	56	0.00
June 9	87	55	0.00
June 10	72	48	0.00
June 11	65	47	0.57
June 12	65	51	1.57
June 13	75	42	0.00
June 14	83	55	0.00
June 15	78	51	0.01
June 16	79	44	0.00
June 17	73	51	0.00
June 18	71	47	0.00
June 19	80	51	0.01
June 20	71	48	0.00
June 21	77	45	0.00
June 22	89	52	0.00
June 23	82	58	0.00
June 24	86	55	0.00
June 25	86	57	0.00
June 26	87	54	0.00
June 27	97	63	0.00
June 28	90	65	0.00
June 29	88	62	0.00
June 30	84	50	0.00

July 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	85	50	0.00
July 2	87	55	0.00
July 3	80	51	0.00
July 4	84	50	0.00
July 5	89	55	0.13
July 6	92	63	0.00
July 7	90	59	0.01
July 8	92	59	0.25
July 9	87	62	0.24
July 10	87	61	0.00
July 11	95	62	0.00
July 12	87	63	0.00
July 13	87	55	0.08
July 14	75	52	0.00
July 15	85	51	0.00
July 16	97	59	0.00
July 17	94	58	0.00
July 18	92	61	0.00
July 19	71	57	0.00
July 20	79	50	0.00
July 21	89	57	0.00
July 22	87	65	0.00
July 23	74	55	0.33
July 24	91	53	0.00
July 25	98	62	0.00
July 26	89	67	0.00
July 27	89	58	0.00
July 28	94	62	0.00
July 29	94	64	0.00
July 30	92	59	0.00
July 31	86	55	0.00

August 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	90	57	0.00
August 2	79	57	0.00
August 3	79	55	0.00
August 4	89	57	0.00
August 5	90	64	0.39
August 6	88	66	0.15
August 7	92	64	0.00
August 8	94	61	0.00
August 9	82	55	0.00
August 10	88	50	0.00
August 11	93	60	0.00
August 12	99	60	0.00
August 13	99	59	0.00
August 14	89	57	0.08
August 15	82	56	0.00
August 16	94	53	0.00
August 17	102	60	0.00
August 18	92	63	0.00
August 19	81	52	0.00
August 20	89	51	0.00
August 21	89	60	0.00
August 22	89	52	0.00
August 23	92	55	0.00
August 24	95	58	0.00
August 25	97	57	0.00
August 26	102	63	0.00
August 27	85	59	0.05
August 28	84	56	0.00
August 29	95	57	0.00
August 30	78	55	0.00
August 31	96	52	0.00

September 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	99	66	0.00	0.0
September 2	87	60	0.08	0.0
September 3	86	57	0.02	0.0
September 4	97	49	0.00	0.0
September 5	93	56	0.00	0.0
September 6	85	57	0.24	0.0
September 7	83	54	0.39	0.0
September 8	91	53	0.00	0.0
September 9	58	40	0.01	0.0
September 10	73	36	0.00	0.0
September 11	76	40	0.00	0.0
September 12	44	37	0.00	0.0
September 13	39	32	0.53	2.0
September 14	43	34	0.20	0.0
September 15	60	39	0.00	0.0
September 16	61	44	0.00	0.0
September 17	78	39	0.00	0.0
September 18	89	47	0.00	0.0
September 19	91	51	0.00	0.0
September 20	82	45	0.00	0.0
September 21	68	39	0.00	0.0
September 22	68	37	0.00	0.0
September 23	76	37	0.00	0.0
September 24	54	41	0.10	0.0
September 25	57	32	0.00	0.0
September 26	65	32	0.00	0.0
September 27	73	40	0.00	0.0
September 28	77	42	0.00	0.0
September 29	83	44	0.00	0.0
September 30	84	43	0.00	0.0

October 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	74	47	0.00	0.0
October 2	70	40	0.00	0.0
October 3	74	35	0.00	0.0
October 4	86	47	0.00	0.0
October 5	85	50	0.00	0.0
October 6	59	30	0.21	1.6
October 7	30	27	0.09	0.9
October 8	46	16	0.00	0.0
October 9	46	23	0.00	0.0
October 10	41	30	0.00	0.0
October 11	61	26	0.00	0.0
October 12	72	33	0.54	0.0
October 13	55	33	0.06	0.0
October 14	47	27	0.00	0.0
October 15	57	23	0.00	0.0
October 16	71	29	0.00	0.0
October 17	69	36	0.00	0.0
October 18	63	30	0.00	0.0
October 19	66	28	0.00	0.0
October 20	67	35	0.00	0.0
October 21	69	35	0.00	0.0
October 22	66	30	0.00	0.0
October 23	60	36	0.00	0.0
October 24	67	34	0.00	0.0
October 25	50	26	0.00	0.0
October 26	41	28	0.00	0.0
October 27	41	22	0.00	0.0
October 28	38	29	0.02	0.2
October 29	46	29	0.07	0.6
October 30	33	19	0.24	2.4
October 31	34	17	0.00	0.0

November 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	34	23	0.00	0.0
November 2	30	27	0.26	2.7
November 3	30	26	0.01	0.1
November 4	38	25	0.00	0.0
November 5	53	22	0.00	0.0
November 6	58	34	0.00	0.0
November 7	46	36	0.28	0.0
November 8	39	28	0.08	0.3
November 9	57	24	0.00	0.0
November 10	48	30	0.05	0.5
November 11	41	27	0.00	0.0
November 12	45	28	0.01	0.0
November 13	37	26	0.09	0.7
November 14	34	22	0.01	0.1
November 15	56	20	0.00	0.0
November 16	61	29	0.00	0.0
November 17	53	30	0.00	0.0
November 18	42	30	0.00	0.0
November 19	44	25	0.00	0.0
November 20	42	23	0.00	0.0
November 21	36	10	0.00	0.0
November 22	19	4	0.00	0.0
November 23	24	2	0.00	0.0
November 24	62	20	0.00	0.0
November 25	60	23	0.00	0.0
November 26	28	20	0.01	0.1
November 27	29	18	0.00	0.0
November 28	60	18	0.00	0.0
November 29	62	33	0.00	0.0
November 30	65	33	0.00	0.0

December 1970 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	53	22	0.00	0.0
December 2	50	22	0.00	0.0
December 3	51	20	0.00	0.0
December 4	54	16	0.00	0.0
December 5	26	12	0.00	0.0
December 6	56	15	0.00	0.0
December 7	61	30	0.00	0.0
December 8	56	28	0.00	0.0
December 9	34	16	0.16	1.7
December 10	18	5	0.10	1.1
December 11	35	-2	0.00	0.0
December 12	35	14	0.00	0.0
December 13	32	12	0.00	0.0
December 14	23	7	0.00	0.0
December 15	40	18	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	13	0.00	0.0
December 17	35	14	0.10	1.2
December 18	22	-3	0.25	3.8
December 19	10	-9	0.00	0.0
December 20	3	-11	0.00	0.0
December 21	7	-11	0.00	0.0
December 22	17	0	0.00	0.0
December 23	23	-4	0.00	0.0
December 24	24	0	0.00	0.0
December 25	35	2	0.00	0.0
December 26	35	13	0.00	0.0
December 27	21	3	0.00	0.0
December 28	35	0	0.00	0.0
December 29	44	11	0.00	0.0
December 30	37	22	0.00	0.0
December 31	48	22	0.00	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2023	Rapid City Regional Airport	location