Rapid City Weather in 1974

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1974 based on NOAA data.
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1974 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 105 °F June 26
Lowest temperature -20 °F January 1
Highest daily low 70 °F July 16
Lowest daily high -4 °F January 11
Most daily precipitation 0.8 inches April 11
Most daily snow 3.7 inches April 11
Total annual precipitation 9.1 inches -
Total annual snow 15.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1974
Rank Temperature Date
1 105 °F Jun 26
2 103 °F Jul 13
3 102 °F Aug 19
4 101 °F Jul 11
5 100 °F Jul 12
5 100 °F Jun 20
7 99 °F Jul 6
7 99 °F Jul 5
7 99 °F Jul 1
10 98 °F Jul 23
10 98 °F Jul 20
10 98 °F Jul 10
10 98 °F Jul 7
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1974
Rank Temperature Date
1 -20 °F January 1
2 -18 °F January 11
3 -16 °F January 6
4 -15 °F January 10
5 -14 °F January 12
6 -10 °F January 9
6 -10 °F January 5
8 -8 °F January 2
9 -7 °F January 3
10 -6 °F January 8
January 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
6 -20 0.00 0.0
19 -8 0.00 0.0
13 -7 0.00 0.0
20 -5 0.00 0.0
8 -10 0.00 0.0
16 -16 0.00 0.0
24 5 0.00 0.0
13 -6 0.00 0.0
14 -10 0.00 0.0
-2 -15 0.00 0.0
-4 -18 0.00 0.0
20 -14 0.00 0.0
48 8 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
44 27 0.00 0.0
62 30 0.00 0.0
42 24 0.02 0.1
30 13 0.10 1.3
36 7 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
46 16 0.00 0.0
49 26 0.00 0.0
54 27 0.00 0.0
55 7 0.02 0.3
16 5 0.02 0.3
February 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 8 0.01 0.1
41 17 0.01 0.2
36 19 0.02 0.2
52 25 0.00 0.0
38 11 0.13 1.9
25 -4 0.00 0.0
24 7 0.03 0.4
38 6 0.02 0.2
56 20 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
60 28 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
39 21 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.03 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
53 25 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
41 16 0.00 0.0
53 14 0.00 0.0
23 5 0.05 1.0
43 4 0.00 0.0
58 19 0.00 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
57 20 0.00 0.0
March 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 48 0.00 0.0
74 36 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
49 18 0.00 0.0
60 28 0.00 0.0
52 23 0.07 0.7
42 22 0.00 0.0
67 24 0.00 0.0
46 21 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.01 0.0
37 30 0.02 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
69 29 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
37 16 0.00 0.0
44 15 0.00 0.0
72 29 0.01 0.0
46 26 0.16 0.0
37 14 0.01 0.3
29 10 0.00 0.0
47 19 0.00 0.0
30 3 0.06 0.7
20 4 0.00 0.0
47 3 0.00 0.0
55 21 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.00 0.0
70 27 0.00 0.0
74 35 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.00 0.0
April 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 26 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.03 0.3
42 22 0.00 0.0
50 18 0.00 0.0
63 22 0.00 0.0
67 32 0.00 0.0
38 28 0.10 0.1
63 29 0.00 0.0
70 31 0.00 0.0
57 40 0.24 0.0
43 33 0.80 3.7
45 35 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.06 0.6
51 31 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
72 26 0.00 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
71 32 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.25 0.0
60 43 0.01 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
66 32 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.05 0.0
68 38 0.01 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
70 38 0.00 0.0
May 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 47 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.14 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.00 0.0
72 37 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.02 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
75 40 0.08 0.0
75 41 0.02 0.0
54 30 0.03 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
73 32 0.12 0.0
65 36 0.00 0.0
55 32 0.00 0.0
68 32 0.01 0.0
62 43 0.00 0.0
51 43 0.02 0.0
62 44 0.02 0.0
68 55 0.02 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
77 36 0.00 0.0
72 49 0.07 0.0
82 47 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.07 0.0
73 50 0.31 0.0
57 47 0.36 0.0
59 39 0.02 0.0
69 35 0.01 0.0
June 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 39 0.00 0.0
79 44 0.01 0.0
86 50 0.00 0.0
90 52 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.07 0.0
70 43 0.00 0.0
70 39 0.08 0.0
65 47 0.31 0.0
67 46 0.48 0.0
70 45 0.10 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
83 48 0.00 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
88 49 0.00 0.0
93 60 0.00 0.0
93 60 0.00 0.0
100 64 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.05 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
91 55 0.00 0.0
96 58 0.00 0.0
105 65 0.00 0.0
93 59 0.00 0.0
93 62 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
94 53 0.00 0.0
July 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
99 64 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.51 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
90 49 0.00 0.0
99 58 0.00 0.0
99 65 0.00 0.0
98 62 0.00 0.0
93 66 0.00 0.0
97 61 0.00 0.0
98 63 0.00 0.0
101 62 0.00 0.0
100 61 0.00 0.0
103 66 0.00 0.0
94 60 0.00 0.0
95 65 0.00 0.0
97 70 0.00 0.0
95 67 0.07 0.0
92 66 0.09 0.0
94 65 0.00 0.0
98 62 0.00 0.0
95 66 0.01 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
98 62 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.00 0.0
97 55 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
94 60 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
August 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 54 0.14 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
78 44 0.00 0.0
85 47 0.00 0.0
88 50 0.00 0.0
95 53 0.00 0.0
91 60 0.15 0.0
86 58 0.02 0.0
71 56 0.08 0.0
64 51 0.19 0.0
83 47 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.02 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
92 55 0.46 0.0
82 48 0.00 0.0
88 51 0.00 0.0
85 53 0.00 0.0
90 59 0.00 0.0
102 67 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
87 49 0.10 0.0
90 55 0.19 0.0
92 55 0.00 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.02 0.0
70 53 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.00 0.0
64 42 0.00 0.0
September 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 40 0.75 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
80 47 0.00 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
87 49 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.02 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.11 0.0
66 36 0.00 0.0
79 37 0.00 0.0
80 47 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
86 50 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
66 36 0.00 0.0
72 37 0.00 0.0
79 40 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
90 44 0.00 0.0
95 50 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
61 29 0.00 0.0
65 25 0.00 0.0
October 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
n/a 28 0.00 0.0
80 36 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
55 30 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.47 0.0
53 24 0.00 0.0
73 33 0.00 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
85 39 0.00 0.0
79 45 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
72 27 0.00 0.0
83 44 0.00 0.0
83 42 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
73 40 0.00 0.0
77 36 0.00 0.0
84 45 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
65 30 0.00 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
64 30 0.00 0.0
71 33 0.00 0.0
69 43 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
52 40 0.71 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
November 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 33 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.00 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
63 27 0.00 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
65 31 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
47 21 0.00 0.0
44 21 0.05 0.0
41 24 0.04 0.6
37 18 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
56 23 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.00 0.0
65 28 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
57 23 0.00 0.0
74 28 0.00 0.0
65 29 0.00 0.0
37 21 0.02 0.3
44 22 0.00 0.0
63 24 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
30 12 0.01 0.5
20 6 0.00 0.1
26 2 0.00 0.0
December 1974 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 5 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
35 12 0.00 0.0
61 18 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
52 25 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
51 13 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
52 24 0.00 0.0
46 19 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
30 14 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.05 0.4
33 14 0.01 0.1
38 24 0.00 0.0
46 18 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
37 23 0.05 0.6
33 11 0.01 0.3
50 19 0.00 0.0
47 14 0.00 0.0
20 7 0.00 0.0
22 4 0.00 0.0
42 -1 0.00 0.0
42 15 0.00 0.0
56 8 0.00 0.0
49 23 0.00 0.0
37 15 0.00 0.0
48 10 0.00 0.0
36 15 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location