Rapid City Weather in 1972

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.
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1972 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 98 °F August 13
Lowest temperature -23 °F December 8
Highest daily low 65 °F August 10
Lowest daily high -11 °F January 26
Most daily precipitation 2.1 inches June 9
Most daily snow 3.0 inches February 1
Total annual precipitation 17.2 inches -
Total annual snow 23.1 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 98 °F Aug 13
1 98 °F Jul 30
3 97 °F Aug 12
4 93 °F Jul 29
5 92 °F Sep 9
5 92 °F Aug 14
5 92 °F Jul 13
8 91 °F Sep 18
8 91 °F Aug 30
8 91 °F Aug 17
8 91 °F Aug 10
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1972
Rank Temperature Date
1 -23 °F December 8
1 -23 °F January 28
1 -23 °F January 27
4 -22 °F December 5
5 -20 °F December 6
5 -20 °F January 14
7 -19 °F December 9
8 -17 °F January 26
9 -16 °F January 13
10 -14 °F December 10
10 -14 °F January 25
January 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 17 0.00 0.0
29 12 0.01 0.1
14 -5 0.00 0.0
21 -8 0.00 0.0
36 14 0.00 0.0
47 18 0.00 0.0
52 18 0.00 0.0
47 19 0.00 0.0
46 17 0.01 0.1
33 12 0.01 0.1
43 8 0.00 0.0
33 5 0.04 0.1
12 -16 0.00 0.0
-1 -20 0.00 0.0
33 -8 0.01 0.1
66 23 0.00 0.0
62 25 0.00 0.0
38 13 0.00 0.0
23 7 0.00 0.0
22 7 0.01 0.1
54 15 0.00 0.0
42 19 0.00 0.0
38 9 0.03 0.1
9 -10 0.00 0.0
-7 -14 0.01 0.2
-11 -17 0.01 0.2
-6 -23 0.07 1.3
26 -23 0.00 0.0
27 9 0.00 0.0
39 4 0.00 0.0
28 10 0.01 0.2
February 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
14 -2 0.11 3.0
16 -7 0.00 0.0
18 -1 0.00 0.0
20 -2 0.00 0.0
11 -2 0.00 0.0
16 2 0.00 0.0
33 1 0.00 0.0
16 1 0.01 0.3
20 11 0.02 0.4
25 0 0.00 0.0
41 9 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.00 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
40 12 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.03 0.0
37 17 0.00 0.0
45 15 0.00 0.0
63 26 0.00 0.0
65 30 0.00 0.0
40 17 0.00 0.0
64 17 0.00 0.0
38 9 0.13 2.2
23 4 0.05 0.5
27 14 0.00 0.0
36 14 0.00 0.0
56 23 0.00 0.0
70 28 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.09 1.6
March 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
26 0 0.00 0.0
32 14 0.00 0.0
30 4 0.02 0.2
38 3 0.00 0.0
54 17 0.00 0.0
72 27 0.01 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
49 14 0.00 0.0
57 18 0.00 0.0
80 26 0.00 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.08 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.26 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
62 30 0.01 0.0
57 30 0.00 0.0
75 29 0.00 0.0
64 35 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
57 28 0.00 0.0
57 28 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.01 0.0
61 20 0.00 0.0
41 17 0.03 0.5
34 16 0.00 0.0
33 13 0.00 0.0
34 11 0.00 0.0
40 15 0.04 0.4
42 10 0.01 0.1
April 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 17 0.00 0.0
64 27 0.02 0.1
40 17 0.00 0.0
52 18 0.00 0.0
74 31 0.00 0.0
72 38 0.03 0.0
68 34 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
59 29 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.02 0.0
67 36 0.23 0.0
67 35 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.59 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
62 31 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.03 0.0
35 32 0.15 0.9
37 32 0.02 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
64 27 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.01 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
57 24 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
43 39 0.89 0.0
40 37 0.45 0.0
46 39 0.03 0.0
55 42 0.00 0.0
53 34 0.31 0.0
May 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
39 33 0.37 0.0
53 35 0.02 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
68 33 0.00 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
48 42 0.07 0.0
48 44 0.83 0.0
58 39 0.32 0.0
62 36 0.01 0.0
67 42 0.03 0.0
79 39 0.00 0.0
84 47 0.00 0.0
87 49 0.00 0.0
89 53 0.00 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.50 0.0
75 53 0.04 0.0
83 53 0.44 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
78 51 0.14 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
62 44 0.36 0.0
64 46 0.15 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
81 42 0.00 0.0
June 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
85 49 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.01 0.0
74 58 0.06 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
87 58 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
82 55 2.08 0.0
78 55 0.24 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
69 51 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.03 0.0
74 51 0.22 0.0
67 57 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.58 0.0
74 53 0.09 0.0
58 40 0.59 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.01 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.10 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
76 46 0.00 0.0
87 51 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.10 0.0
July 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 53 0.03 0.0
55 42 0.37 0.0
60 43 0.13 0.0
68 44 0.00 0.0
79 44 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.20 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
89 60 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
87 58 0.03 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
92 55 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.03 0.0
76 46 0.07 0.0
83 51 0.12 0.0
75 52 0.12 0.0
81 49 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.03 0.0
63 47 0.04 0.0
80 55 0.03 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
85 51 0.00 0.0
88 55 0.13 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.10 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
93 57 0.00 0.0
98 56 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.24 0.0
August 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 55 0.14 0.0
63 52 1.65 0.0
63 52 0.02 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.01 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
88 49 0.00 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
86 52 0.00 0.0
91 65 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
97 60 0.00 0.0
98 62 0.00 0.0
92 64 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.02 0.0
90 60 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.17 0.0
87 60 0.23 0.0
90 61 0.07 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.01 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
73 43 0.00 0.0
75 43 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
87 52 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.00 0.0
89 58 0.00 0.0
91 58 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.17 0.0
September 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 42 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.07 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
81 44 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.05 0.0
62 43 0.03 0.0
85 43 0.00 0.0
92 53 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.01 0.0
88 55 0.00 0.0
70 43 0.00 0.0
84 42 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
85 46 0.00 0.0
91 47 0.00 0.0
89 53 0.00 0.0
70 41 0.00 0.0
75 30 0.00 0.0
82 49 0.00 0.0
80 44 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.06 0.0
62 22 0.00 0.0
84 43 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.02 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
78 40 0.00 0.0
October 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 45 0.00 0.0
74 43 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
75 37 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.71 0.0
62 25 0.00 0.0
76 37 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
80 39 0.00 0.0
79 38 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
42 21 0.00 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
56 17 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
42 31 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
63 27 0.00 0.0
68 34 0.00 0.0
43 20 0.00 0.0
50 18 0.00 0.0
36 21 0.00 0.0
22 17 0.06 0.7
34 10 0.00 0.0
November 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 14 0.00 0.0
51 30 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
61 28 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.07 0.0
51 27 0.00 0.0
57 22 0.00 0.0
56 30 0.00 0.0
52 24 0.00 0.0
54 21 0.00 0.0
28 23 0.14 1.4
25 22 0.10 1.2
22 19 0.07 1.0
25 14 0.00 0.0
31 16 0.00 0.0
31 25 0.00 0.0
26 24 0.00 0.0
27 21 0.00 0.0
27 16 0.00 0.0
26 21 0.00 0.0
26 19 0.00 0.0
41 10 0.00 0.0
41 19 0.00 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.00 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
36 23 0.00 0.0
35 12 0.00 0.0
42 9 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
December 1972 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 28 0.00 0.0
42 4 0.02 0.2
6 -1 0.05 0.9
1 -5 0.09 2.6
3 -22 0.01 0.1
1 -20 0.00 0.0
-6 -12 0.12 1.7
-8 -23 0.01 0.1
-2 -19 0.00 0.0
4 -14 0.00 0.0
28 -13 0.00 0.0
19 -3 0.00 0.0
12 -8 0.00 0.0
27 -7 0.00 0.0
26 0 0.00 0.0
23 0 0.00 0.0
50 17 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
40 21 0.00 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.00 0.0
64 34 0.00 0.0
43 20 0.00 0.0
46 21 0.00 0.0
45 24 0.00 0.0
59 25 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
53 25 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.01 0.1
22 14 0.03 0.3
34 20 0.00 0.0
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