Rapid City Weather in 1979

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1979 based on NOAA data.
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1979 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 103 °F June 13
Lowest temperature -23 °F January 14
Highest daily low 70 °F August 6
Lowest daily high -3 °F January 14
Most daily precipitation 1.2 inches August 7
Most daily snow 2.9 inches January 12
Total annual precipitation 14.0 inches -
Total annual snow 19.8 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 103 °F Jun 13
2 102 °F Sep 9
3 99 °F Sep 3
4 96 °F Aug 30
5 95 °F Jun 12
6 94 °F Sep 16
6 94 °F Sep 8
8 93 °F Aug 6
8 93 °F Jul 22
10 91 °F Jul 10
10 91 °F May 16
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1979
Rank Temperature Date
1 -23 °F January 14
2 -19 °F January 1
3 -18 °F December 16
4 -17 °F February 16
4 -17 °F January 5
6 -14 °F February 15
6 -14 °F January 13
8 -13 °F February 2
8 -13 °F January 4
10 -11 °F January 12
January 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
9 -19 0.00 0.0
17 -4 0.00 0.0
15 -6 0.00 0.0
2 -13 0.01 0.2
16 -17 0.00 0.0
21 2 0.00 0.0
13 -6 0.00 0.0
27 -5 0.00 0.0
18 0 0.00 0.0
11 1 0.00 0.0
24 8 0.04 0.7
8 -11 0.26 2.9
1 -14 0.00 0.0
-3 -23 0.00 0.0
2 -10 0.06 0.8
28 -3 0.00 0.0
24 1 0.00 0.0
27 8 0.00 0.0
35 10 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.00 0.0
43 18 0.00 0.0
30 1 0.09 0.9
14 -5 0.00 0.0
28 7 0.00 0.0
28 14 0.02 0.4
14 5 0.00 0.0
13 -1 0.00 0.0
13 -6 0.00 0.0
7 -4 0.00 0.0
7 -10 0.01 0.2
10 -9 0.00 0.0
February 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
6 -9 0.00 0.0
2 -13 0.00 0.0
26 -7 0.00 0.0
6 -5 0.01 0.2
40 -1 0.00 0.0
31 17 0.00 0.0
24 0 0.03 0.7
13 -5 0.00 0.0
38 0 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.00 0.0
22 12 0.00 0.0
27 12 0.00 0.0
43 12 0.00 0.0
52 0 0.08 0.9
1 -14 0.09 1.0
-1 -17 0.00 0.0
26 -3 0.00 0.0
39 14 0.00 0.0
43 23 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.00 0.0
31 13 0.11 1.3
15 6 0.00 0.0
20 6 0.01 0.3
40 7 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
37 19 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
March 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
25 20 0.00 0.0
23 14 0.00 0.0
29 12 0.00 0.0
41 10 0.00 0.0
53 23 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
51 30 0.06 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
35 13 0.03 0.4
47 11 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
68 30 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
48 21 0.00 0.0
62 20 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
38 27 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.00 0.0
46 19 0.00 0.0
39 34 0.13 0.1
41 32 0.04 0.4
45 28 0.07 0.5
53 25 0.00 0.0
44 22 0.02 0.2
31 14 0.00 0.0
66 29 0.00 0.0
42 25 0.00 0.0
55 21 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
44 30 0.12 1.0
April 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
32 25 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.01 0.2
48 23 0.01 0.1
53 25 0.00 0.0
31 18 0.03 0.4
73 18 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.00 0.0
59 30 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.09 0.0
35 32 0.16 1.1
35 30 0.00 0.0
53 23 0.00 0.0
62 28 0.00 0.0
74 33 0.00 0.0
69 38 0.00 0.0
79 43 0.00 0.0
86 52 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
68 38 0.00 0.0
61 41 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.00 0.0
56 25 0.00 0.0
58 27 0.01 0.0
58 23 0.00 0.0
64 24 0.00 0.0
May 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 38 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
75 34 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
71 40 0.00 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.18 0.0
36 32 0.31 2.6
45 27 0.02 0.2
57 26 0.03 0.0
63 34 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.08 0.0
68 38 0.00 0.0
78 42 0.00 0.0
91 53 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.10 0.0
59 45 0.20 0.0
68 47 0.04 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
79 43 0.00 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
79 38 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
87 49 0.07 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
54 48 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.04 0.0
63 39 0.10 0.0
June 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 36 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
85 52 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
87 53 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.24 0.0
61 45 0.02 0.0
58 40 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.04 0.0
81 43 0.00 0.0
89 50 0.00 0.0
95 61 0.00 0.0
103 58 0.00 0.0
90 57 0.06 0.0
79 51 0.17 0.0
74 55 1.00 0.0
61 53 0.01 0.0
58 52 0.03 0.0
62 53 0.45 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.52 0.0
75 58 0.59 0.0
71 58 0.04 0.0
79 55 0.04 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.10 0.0
81 58 0.29 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
89 60 0.00 0.0
July 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 61 0.01 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.95 0.0
68 62 0.29 0.0
75 61 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
84 60 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
91 60 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.83 0.0
77 60 0.02 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
67 57 0.76 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
93 60 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.06 0.0
79 61 0.04 0.0
77 59 0.31 0.0
75 61 0.04 0.0
81 57 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.01 0.0
79 60 0.79 0.0
77 56 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
August 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 56 0.28 0.0
85 59 0.00 0.0
89 62 0.00 0.0
86 57 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.01 0.0
89 63 1.23 0.0
78 63 0.01 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.06 0.0
64 55 0.09 0.0
61 48 0.09 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.05 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.01 0.0
67 60 0.34 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.05 0.0
80 51 0.04 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
96 58 0.06 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
September 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 52 0.00 0.0
90 50 0.00 0.0
99 52 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
85 53 0.00 0.0
90 53 0.00 0.0
94 55 0.00 0.0
102 67 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.02 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.05 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
71 33 0.00 0.0
85 47 0.00 0.0
94 45 0.00 0.0
84 50 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
89 58 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
81 40 0.00 0.0
82 50 0.00 0.0
85 45 0.00 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
90 57 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
82 45 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
October 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 41 0.00 0.0
73 44 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
73 36 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
79 39 0.00 0.0
85 48 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
80 32 0.00 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
53 36 0.05 0.0
65 29 0.00 0.0
73 37 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
61 44 0.09 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
58 42 0.14 0.0
75 43 0.00 0.0
56 42 0.03 0.0
42 33 0.15 0.0
51 27 0.00 0.0
67 29 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
70 36 0.00 0.0
68 35 0.00 0.0
65 32 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
45 34 0.44 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.00 0.0
November 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
44 21 0.00 0.0
47 23 0.00 0.0
52 17 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.00 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
46 19 0.00 0.0
49 17 0.00 0.0
47 14 0.00 0.0
28 20 0.00 0.0
37 20 0.00 0.0
38 21 0.00 0.0
49 24 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
60 25 0.00 0.0
69 35 0.00 0.0
67 32 0.00 0.0
68 28 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
34 26 0.10 1.0
31 19 0.02 0.5
39 16 0.00 0.0
38 15 0.00 0.0
40 22 0.03 0.3
37 20 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.00 0.0
29 14 0.00 0.0
23 14 0.00 0.0
35 8 0.00 0.0
46 18 0.00 0.0
December 1979 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 18 0.00 0.0
58 16 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
68 29 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.01 0.0
53 24 0.04 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
55 20 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
64 16 0.00 0.0
21 6 0.00 0.0
46 7 0.00 0.0
42 14 0.00 0.0
60 20 0.00 0.0
50 -5 0.02 0.3
10 -18 0.00 0.0
47 10 0.00 0.0
70 34 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
56 27 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
42 23 0.00 0.0
40 22 0.00 0.0
45 17 0.00 0.0
59 22 0.00 0.0
49 20 0.00 0.0
44 19 0.00 0.0
39 19 0.00 0.0
42 14 0.00 0.0
43 15 0.00 0.0
45 15 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location