Rapid City Weather in 1976

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1976 based on NOAA data.
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1976 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 101 °F July 12
Lowest temperature -18 °F January 8
Highest daily low 68 °F August 18
Lowest daily high -3 °F January 7
Most daily precipitation 3.6 inches June 14
Most daily snow 3.5 inches April 27
Total annual precipitation 15.2 inches -
Total annual snow 29.9 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1976
Rank Temperature Date
1 101 °F Jul 12
2 100 °F Sep 6
2 100 °F Aug 20
4 99 °F Sep 2
4 99 °F Aug 23
4 99 °F Jul 11
7 98 °F Aug 17
8 97 °F Sep 5
8 97 °F Aug 7
10 96 °F Aug 18
10 96 °F Jul 24
10 96 °F Jul 8
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1976
Rank Temperature Date
1 -18 °F January 8
2 -15 °F November 27
2 -15 °F January 6
4 -13 °F January 7
5 -12 °F November 28
5 -12 °F February 6
5 -12 °F February 5
8 -10 °F January 4
8 -10 °F January 3
10 -6 °F November 26
January 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
17 8 0.09 0.6
20 -3 0.01 0.2
9 -10 0.00 0.0
22 -10 0.00 0.0
37 9 0.16 1.1
11 -15 0.01 0.1
-3 -13 0.00 0.0
4 -18 0.00 0.0
27 1 0.00 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
46 15 0.00 0.0
31 18 0.00 0.0
24 10 0.00 0.0
37 8 0.00 0.0
40 21 0.01 0.0
41 19 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
38 23 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
52 25 0.00 0.0
52 28 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
29 6 0.00 0.0
24 3 0.00 0.0
50 17 0.00 0.0
49 29 0.00 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
43 29 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
February 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
49 33 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
44 10 0.00 0.0
11 1 0.13 1.8
8 -12 0.10 1.6
16 -12 0.00 0.0
42 4 0.00 0.0
51 22 0.00 0.0
55 33 0.04 0.0
39 26 0.05 0.7
57 27 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.03 0.4
53 27 0.01 0.1
63 33 0.00 0.0
49 33 0.02 0.4
50 19 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.00 0.0
45 24 0.00 0.0
33 21 0.00 0.0
46 22 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.00 0.0
61 30 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
61 28 0.00 0.0
66 29 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
62 26 0.00 0.0
27 14 0.09 1.5
March 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 11 0.17 1.4
19 0 0.03 0.3
14 -3 0.00 0.0
14 -1 0.03 1.0
28 -5 0.00 0.0
42 14 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
59 27 0.00 0.0
54 10 0.02 0.3
27 8 0.02 0.2
50 23 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.04 0.8
46 19 0.02 0.3
53 19 0.00 0.0
67 27 0.00 0.0
68 34 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
44 28 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
64 23 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
62 24 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.00 0.0
63 27 0.00 0.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
53 27 0.00 0.0
51 24 0.00 0.0
62 21 0.00 0.0
April 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 33 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
69 30 0.00 0.0
70 35 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.27 0.0
49 32 0.31 0.0
53 42 0.01 0.0
76 42 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.06 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
80 42 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.06 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.75 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
57 29 0.00 0.0
58 33 0.02 0.0
60 31 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
67 31 0.01 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
51 37 0.01 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
43 37 0.10 0.0
39 33 1.05 3.5
41 37 0.05 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
59 33 0.00 0.0
May 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 33 0.00 0.0
51 22 0.00 0.0
67 30 0.00 0.0
83 44 0.01 0.0
50 32 0.13 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
69 33 0.00 0.0
73 39 0.00 0.0
78 42 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
79 39 0.02 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
89 45 0.01 0.0
55 43 0.06 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
74 37 0.00 0.0
85 43 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.14 0.0
60 50 0.12 0.0
51 47 0.44 0.0
48 44 1.15 0.0
53 44 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.49 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
76 44 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.17 0.0
June 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 50 0.00 0.0
85 56 0.03 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.34 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
90 60 0.00 0.0
93 53 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.10 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.06 0.0
53 45 3.60 0.0
70 48 0.01 0.0
73 46 0.01 0.0
63 45 0.12 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
77 43 0.00 0.0
86 47 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.30 0.0
68 48 0.18 0.0
69 44 0.04 0.0
78 46 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.02 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
84 46 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
81 48 0.00 0.0
July 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 52 0.00 0.0
73 62 0.14 0.0
75 56 0.08 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
88 56 0.00 0.0
96 62 0.00 0.0
94 64 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
99 61 0.00 0.0
101 64 0.34 0.0
78 58 0.09 0.0
83 56 0.04 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
84 50 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.06 0.0
75 59 0.10 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
91 56 0.00 0.0
94 57 0.00 0.0
96 64 0.00 0.0
88 62 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
93 64 0.00 0.0
85 56 0.07 0.0
93 63 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.13 0.0
August 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 59 0.16 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
92 60 0.40 0.0
88 57 0.01 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
97 58 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
90 60 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.03 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
85 55 0.01 0.0
87 55 0.31 0.0
78 58 0.01 0.0
77 57 0.13 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
98 64 0.00 0.0
96 68 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
100 61 0.00 0.0
92 65 0.00 0.0
93 59 0.00 0.0
99 60 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.02 0.0
89 57 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.07 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
88 43 0.00 0.0
93 55 0.00 0.0
90 62 0.16 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
September 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 51 0.00 0.0
99 57 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.00 0.0
97 53 0.00 0.0
100 60 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.05 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
72 37 0.00 0.0
89 38 0.00 0.0
92 50 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.15 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
87 52 0.00 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.03 0.0
59 39 0.00 0.0
75 38 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
85 47 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.05 0.0
75 42 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
71 29 0.00 0.0
83 44 0.00 0.0
86 49 0.00 0.0
October 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 45 0.00 0.0
85 50 0.00 0.0
72 43 0.01 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
59 27 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.17 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
73 34 0.00 0.0
80 39 0.00 0.0
84 41 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
75 37 0.00 0.0
61 38 0.00 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
49 24 0.00 0.0
53 30 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.03 0.5
51 15 0.00 0.0
49 27 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
51 22 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
44 24 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
55 23 0.00 0.0
71 27 0.00 0.0
68 40 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
65 31 0.00 0.0
November 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 40 0.00 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
55 21 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
53 20 0.00 0.0
65 33 0.00 0.0
53 24 0.00 0.0
45 20 0.00 0.0
28 4 0.00 0.0
27 0 0.00 0.0
37 7 0.00 0.0
45 12 0.00 0.0
50 14 0.00 0.0
56 27 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.01 0.1
40 22 0.00 0.0
35 11 0.00 0.0
32 12 0.02 0.2
49 13 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.26 2.6
25 -6 0.17 1.8
7 -15 0.00 0.0
13 -12 0.02 0.2
21 2 0.01 0.2
38 13 0.12 1.9
December 1976 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 4 0.00 0.0
41 17 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
30 15 0.00 0.0
25 8 0.09 1.2
22 6 0.00 0.3
37 9 0.04 0.9
43 13 0.00 0.0
42 9 0.00 0.0
32 5 0.00 0.0
43 21 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.00 0.0
47 20 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.00 0.0
62 28 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
38 12 0.00 0.0
28 5 0.00 0.0
48 12 0.00 0.0
37 13 0.00 0.0
41 11 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
43 15 0.00 0.0
58 27 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.01 0.0
37 16 0.11 1.6
33 4 0.13 1.4
5 -5 0.01 0.2
15 2 0.02 0.5
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location