Rapid City Weather in 1971

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1971 based on NOAA data.
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1971 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 101 °F September 2
Lowest temperature -22 °F February 7
Highest daily low 67 °F August 9
Lowest daily high 2 °F February 7
Most daily precipitation 1.5 inches May 23
Most daily snow 7.1 inches October 28
Total annual precipitation 19.2 inches -
Total annual snow 67.1 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1971
Rank Temperature Date
1 101 °F Sep 2
1 101 °F Aug 22
3 98 °F Aug 9
4 96 °F Aug 21
4 96 °F Aug 8
4 96 °F Jul 16
7 95 °F Aug 12
8 94 °F Aug 17
8 94 °F Aug 16
8 94 °F Aug 13
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1971
Rank Temperature Date
1 -22 °F February 7
2 -11 °F February 6
3 -10 °F January 15
4 -8 °F January 11
4 -8 °F January 7
4 -8 °F January 5
7 -6 °F January 12
8 -5 °F January 14
8 -5 °F January 6
10 -4 °F February 4
10 -4 °F January 13
January 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 17 0.00 0.0
24 14 0.00 0.0
15 6 0.00 0.0
14 -3 0.00 0.0
8 -8 0.00 0.0
11 -5 0.01 0.1
21 -8 0.00 0.0
38 11 0.01 0.1
30 8 0.03 0.3
12 0 0.03 0.6
2 -8 0.00 0.0
7 -6 0.00 0.0
12 -4 0.00 0.0
6 -5 0.00 0.0
23 -10 0.00 0.0
46 23 0.00 0.0
40 14 0.07 0.8
21 12 0.05 0.7
35 14 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.07 0.5
36 19 0.00 0.0
30 10 0.00 0.0
46 15 0.00 0.0
44 19 0.00 0.0
44 10 0.00 0.0
20 10 0.03 0.4
48 15 0.00 0.0
52 22 0.00 0.0
56 17 0.00 0.0
17 3 0.65 6.8
12 5 0.23 2.9
February 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
21 5 0.00 0.0
25 10 0.05 0.4
12 2 0.21 2.2
19 -4 0.00 0.0
21 -3 0.00 0.0
10 -11 0.00 0.0
2 -22 0.00 0.0
13 -1 0.15 6.4
44 -3 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.03 0.0
40 31 0.02 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
53 30 0.02 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
34 24 0.36 4.6
32 22 0.05 0.7
24 21 0.05 0.6
21 4 0.01 0.1
25 4 0.00 0.0
38 6 0.00 0.0
45 16 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.01 0.1
32 21 0.02 0.2
29 14 0.00 0.0
37 12 0.02 0.4
March 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
27 16 0.04 0.4
21 11 0.01 0.1
47 11 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.00 0.0
34 24 0.01 0.1
26 16 0.02 0.2
31 10 0.00 0.0
44 17 0.00 0.0
43 24 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.00 0.0
31 25 0.70 6.8
31 19 0.06 0.5
31 16 0.00 0.0
53 15 0.00 0.0
31 17 0.11 1.1
23 7 0.05 1.0
24 18 0.10 1.8
34 23 0.00 0.0
47 19 0.00 0.0
72 29 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.14 1.7
62 25 0.00 0.0
71 31 0.00 0.0
53 27 0.01 0.1
April 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 24 0.00 0.0
52 19 0.00 0.0
51 24 0.00 0.0
44 26 0.03 0.3
53 24 0.00 0.0
73 28 0.00 0.0
81 34 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
73 27 0.00 0.0
83 42 0.00 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.00 0.0
61 25 0.00 0.0
75 30 0.00 0.0
81 39 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
77 41 0.00 0.0
59 46 0.00 0.0
46 41 0.95 0.0
58 44 0.45 0.0
55 43 0.15 0.0
46 44 0.06 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.29 0.0
42 33 0.44 0.4
33 31 0.42 4.3
44 30 0.03 0.3
52 25 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.02 0.0
62 39 0.02 0.0
May 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 37 0.00 0.0
68 32 0.00 0.0
76 43 0.03 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
64 35 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
73 39 0.02 0.0
69 48 0.17 0.0
53 42 0.28 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
71 39 0.00 0.0
79 42 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.03 0.0
68 44 0.00 0.0
81 48 0.02 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
72 41 0.00 0.0
60 47 0.43 0.0
57 41 1.50 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
69 45 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
60 50 0.23 0.0
65 50 0.92 0.0
63 50 0.07 0.0
June 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 49 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.36 0.0
78 52 0.02 0.0
70 50 0.02 0.0
66 51 0.02 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.08 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.01 0.0
81 52 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.03 0.0
79 59 0.26 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.01 0.0
85 59 0.24 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.73 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.14 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
July 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 50 0.02 0.0
89 62 0.14 0.0
79 55 0.68 0.0
76 51 0.10 0.0
84 48 0.01 0.0
90 58 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
90 52 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
89 49 0.00 0.0
96 63 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
83 50 0.00 0.0
88 52 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.00 0.0
92 58 0.04 0.0
70 47 0.34 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.13 0.0
73 41 0.00 0.0
79 43 0.00 0.0
89 50 0.00 0.0
August 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 52 0.00 0.0
80 47 0.00 0.0
88 49 0.00 0.0
93 59 0.00 0.0
93 58 0.00 0.0
92 57 0.00 0.0
91 57 0.00 0.0
96 56 0.00 0.0
98 67 0.00 0.0
85 53 0.00 0.0
90 53 0.00 0.0
95 63 0.00 0.0
94 63 0.06 0.0
92 55 0.00 0.0
93 61 0.00 0.0
94 63 0.00 0.0
94 64 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.15 0.0
87 58 0.00 0.0
93 56 0.00 0.0
96 62 0.00 0.0
101 64 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.00 0.0
83 45 0.00 0.0
91 53 0.00 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
92 57 0.00 0.0
92 63 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.31 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
September 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 63 0.00 0.0
101 61 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.07 0.0
57 51 1.11 0.0
70 47 0.09 0.0
88 46 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.07 0.0
62 46 0.00 0.0
78 37 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
91 55 0.00 0.0
78 48 0.00 0.0
90 48 0.00 0.0
64 35 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.06 0.0
58 36 0.04 0.0
64 30 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.07 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
61 33 0.00 0.0
70 34 0.00 0.0
79 38 0.00 0.0
84 42 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
69 47 0.71 0.0
64 42 0.10 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
October 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 46 0.41 0.0
47 41 0.21 0.0
64 40 0.00 0.0
73 40 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.00 0.0
65 41 0.00 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
70 31 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.00 0.0
72 39 0.00 0.0
61 32 0.00 0.0
77 29 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
42 36 0.06 0.0
38 35 0.05 0.0
47 38 0.67 0.0
56 43 0.01 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.00 0.0
72 35 0.00 0.0
51 23 0.09 0.9
24 20 0.38 7.1
20 17 0.11 1.7
24 12 0.03 0.5
36 19 0.00 0.0
November 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
44 24 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.00 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
69 29 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
25 8 0.00 0.0
48 9 0.00 0.0
51 23 0.00 0.0
62 22 0.00 0.0
69 32 0.00 0.0
65 31 0.00 0.0
68 32 0.00 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.12 0.0
33 28 0.36 3.2
33 19 0.00 0.0
28 7 0.03 0.4
49 8 0.00 0.0
53 27 0.00 0.0
45 22 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
44 19 0.00 0.0
46 22 0.00 0.0
45 27 0.06 0.8
42 25 0.02 0.2
35 27 0.14 1.7
30 22 0.03 0.3
25 20 0.03 0.3
29 15 0.00 0.0
December 1971 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 10 0.00 0.0
37 14 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.00 0.0
39 17 0.00 0.0
35 14 0.00 0.0
43 20 0.00 0.0
20 7 0.09 1.0
17 1 0.00 0.0
46 3 0.03 0.4
36 16 0.00 0.0
19 2 0.00 0.0
26 3 0.00 0.0
18 5 0.00 0.0
38 3 0.01 0.2
33 14 0.00 0.0
25 4 0.01 0.3
45 19 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
35 22 0.00 0.0
40 22 0.00 0.0
31 13 0.00 0.0
58 14 0.00 0.0
56 15 0.00 0.0
44 15 0.00 0.0
43 2 0.00 0.0
3 -2 0.01 0.1
31 -2 0.00 0.0
44 8 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.00 0.0
39 14 0.00 0.0
47 13 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location