Rapid City Weather in 1997

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 1997 based on NOAA data.

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1997 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 15
Lowest temperature	-16 °F	January 12
Highest daily low	69 °F	July 16
Lowest daily high	-7 °F	January 11
Most daily precipitation	3.2 inches	April 5
Most daily snow	2.1 inches	October 24
Total annual precipitation	23.9 inches	-

January 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	52	32	0.00	n/a
January 2	48	36	0.00	n/a
January 3	43	32	0.17	n/a
January 4	33	21	0.37	n/a
January 5	26	11	0.00	n/a
January 6	26	9	0.00	n/a
January 7	37	21	0.00	n/a
January 8	36	19	0.00	n/a
January 9	28	-4	0.02	n/a
January 10	1	-11	0.00	n/a
January 11	-7	-16	0.00	n/a
January 12	-1	-16	0.00	n/a
January 13	13	-13	0.00	n/a
January 14	15	0	0.00	n/a
January 15	29	0	0.06	n/a
January 16	10	-12	0.00	n/a
January 17	20	-4	0.00	n/a
January 18	47	17	0.00	n/a
January 19	50	28	0.00	n/a
January 20	50	29	0.00	n/a
January 21	47	26	0.00	n/a
January 22	26	12	0.00	n/a
January 23	35	12	0.00	n/a
January 24	20	-7	0.00	n/a
January 25	-4	-9	0.02	n/a
January 26	4	-9	0.01	n/a
January 27	4	-11	0.00	n/a
January 28	33	1	0.00	n/a
January 29	31	15	0.00	n/a
January 30	48	25	0.00	n/a
January 31	53	35	0.00	n/a

February 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	42	30	0.02	n/a
February 2	47	29	0.02	n/a
February 3	36	26	0.16	n/a
February 4	30	10	0.00	n/a
February 5	27	7	0.00	n/a
February 6	31	10	0.00	n/a
February 7	22	14	0.00	n/a
February 8	28	4	0.00	n/a
February 9	35	12	0.00	n/a
February 10	27	16	0.00	n/a
February 11	29	16	0.00	n/a
February 12	33	17	0.00	n/a
February 13	42	19	0.00	n/a
February 14	37	23	0.00	n/a
February 15	40	28	0.07	n/a
February 16	55	27	0.00	n/a
February 17	59	32	0.00	n/a
February 18	48	27	0.00	n/a
February 19	54	25	0.00	n/a
February 20	44	28	0.00	n/a
February 21	41	27	0.01	n/a
February 22	38	12	0.00	n/a
February 23	27	6	0.00	n/a
February 24	37	15	0.00	n/a
February 25	53	19	0.00	n/a
February 26	33	22	0.00	n/a
February 27	47	20	0.00	n/a
February 28	31	18	0.00	n/a

March 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	42	10	0.00	n/a
March 2	53	21	0.00	n/a
March 3	30	15	0.06	n/a
March 4	23	8	0.00	n/a
March 5	37	8	0.00	n/a
March 6	34	14	0.00	n/a
March 7	56	22	0.00	n/a
March 8	53	26	0.00	n/a
March 9	54	20	0.00	n/a
March 10	53	32	0.00	n/a
March 11	60	26	0.00	n/a
March 12	27	24	0.00	n/a
March 13	24	6	0.00	n/a
March 14	15	2	0.00	n/a
March 15	39	3	0.00	n/a
March 16	70	26	0.00	n/a
March 17	44	20	0.03	n/a
March 18	55	20	0.00	n/a
March 19	75	32	0.00	n/a
March 20	81	38	0.00	n/a
March 21	56	25	0.00	n/a
March 22	58	25	0.00	n/a
March 23	63	25	0.00	n/a
March 24	44	24	0.02	n/a
March 25	61	21	0.00	n/a
March 26	77	31	0.00	n/a
March 27	76	35	0.01	n/a
March 28	51	32	0.05	n/a
March 29	48	26	0.03	n/a
March 30	65	23	0.00	n/a
March 31	79	29	0.00	n/a

April 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	53	36	0.00	n/a
April 2	50	30	0.00	n/a
April 3	74	25	0.00	n/a
April 4	57	31	0.58	n/a
April 5	31	21	3.19	n/a
April 6	29	15	0.27	n/a
April 7	23	12	0.00	n/a
April 8	24	7	0.00	n/a
April 9	25	14	0.03	n/a
April 10	19	12	0.01	n/a
April 11	25	11	0.00	n/a
April 12	33	12	0.00	n/a
April 13	44	6	0.00	n/a
April 14	60	22	0.00	n/a
April 15	48	30	0.00	n/a
April 16	58	25	0.00	n/a
April 17	75	34	0.00	n/a
April 18	69	41	0.00	n/a
April 19	69	41	0.02	n/a
April 20	68	46	0.29	n/a
April 21	58	41	0.05	n/a
April 22	49	35	0.00	n/a
April 23	55	28	0.00	n/a
April 24	56	29	0.00	n/a
April 25	60	30	0.00	n/a
April 26	57	34	0.02	n/a
April 27	69	31	0.00	n/a
April 28	63	38	0.06	n/a
April 29	47	39	0.20	n/a
April 30	59	37	0.08	n/a

May 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	47	34	1.30
May 2	46	31	0.65
May 3	60	28	0.00
May 4	77	34	0.00
May 5	67	39	0.00
May 6	73	47	0.00
May 7	66	43	0.00
May 8	60	35	0.00
May 9	74	31	0.00
May 10	81	46	0.00
May 11	60	35	0.00
May 12	60	36	0.00
May 13	69	40	0.00
May 14	66	37	0.00
May 15	73	35	0.00
May 16	85	46	0.00
May 17	83	50	0.14
May 18	59	38	0.02
May 19	61	34	0.00
May 20	70	32	0.00
May 21	77	47	0.02
May 22	61	55	0.52
May 23	66	51	0.00
May 24	66	51	0.11
May 25	55	49	1.85
May 26	49	41	0.66
May 27	45	39	0.08
May 28	50	40	0.00
May 29	59	43	0.00
May 30	71	41	0.00
May 31	82	49	0.00

June 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	83	59	0.18
June 2	75	56	1.25
June 3	74	55	0.31
June 4	76	50	0.00
June 5	77	52	0.00
June 6	76	55	0.00
June 7	82	52	0.00
June 8	82	57	0.00
June 9	77	54	0.00
June 10	75	50	0.00
June 11	70	56	0.63
June 12	69	51	0.00
June 13	67	51	0.08
June 14	82	54	0.08
June 15	75	52	0.01
June 16	80	52	0.07
June 17	79	56	0.00
June 18	80	53	0.05
June 19	79	51	0.00
June 20	71	53	0.31
June 21	81	54	0.01
June 22	92	57	0.00
June 23	82	65	0.00
June 24	72	48	0.01
June 25	72	49	0.00
June 26	83	50	0.00
June 27	92	58	0.00
June 28	84	56	0.42
June 29	83	58	0.02
June 30	80	61	0.00

July 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	55	0.00
July 2	67	50	0.01
July 3	69	44	0.00
July 4	77	44	0.00
July 5	78	53	0.00
July 6	83	51	0.14
July 7	83	57	0.04
July 8	87	55	0.00
July 9	94	58	0.00
July 10	98	64	0.00
July 11	81	63	0.05
July 12	84	60	0.01
July 13	79	57	0.00
July 14	89	55	0.00
July 15	98	54	0.00
July 16	96	69	0.00
July 17	93	65	0.00
July 18	92	60	1.21
July 19	83	61	0.28
July 20	76	62	0.00
July 21	79	58	0.94
July 22	88	62	0.00
July 23	88	62	0.02
July 24	88	64	0.21
July 25	92	61	0.01
July 26	84	61	0.00
July 27	80	62	0.00
July 28	75	61	0.00
July 29	64	55	0.34
July 30	80	56	0.06
July 31	86	64	0.35

August 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	88	59	0.00
August 2	88	60	0.49
August 3	90	61	0.00
August 4	85	62	0.00
August 5	76	60	0.63
August 6	78	55	0.00
August 7	81	51	0.00
August 8	87	59	0.00
August 9	72	57	0.00
August 10	59	52	0.20
August 11	66	54	0.04
August 12	77	54	0.00
August 13	76	52	2.03
August 14	78	52	0.01
August 15	74	56	0.00
August 16	63	55	0.00
August 17	67	53	0.00
August 18	80	52	0.11
August 19	81	54	0.00
August 20	80	52	0.00
August 21	81	54	0.00
August 22	89	55	0.00
August 23	92	58	0.00
August 24	94	58	0.26
August 25	83	62	0.00
August 26	90	61	0.15
August 27	83	60	0.00
August 28	80	64	0.00
August 29	85	62	0.01
August 30	82	57	0.00
August 31	94	60	0.00

September 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	76	53	0.04
September 2	73	52	0.00
September 3	85	51	0.00
September 4	85	61	0.09
September 5	84	58	0.00
September 6	85	55	0.00
September 7	86	55	0.00
September 8	75	45	0.00
September 9	77	47	0.00
September 10	83	46	0.00
September 11	85	55	0.00
September 12	83	53	0.00
September 13	86	48	0.00
September 14	91	55	0.00
September 15	92	54	0.01
September 16	77	46	0.00
September 17	84	38	0.00
September 18	75	53	0.00
September 19	57	36	0.10
September 20	58	34	0.00
September 21	58	49	0.00
September 22	52	49	0.48
September 23	65	42	0.00
September 24	77	38	0.00
September 25	84	49	0.00
September 26	84	50	0.00
September 27	65	43	0.06
September 28	72	43	0.00
September 29	75	41	0.00
September 30	81	41	0.00

October 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	89	45	0.00	0.0
October 2	91	49	0.00	0.0
October 3	72	44	0.00	0.0
October 4	85	41	0.00	0.0
October 5	74	41	0.00	0.0
October 6	67	41	0.00	0.0
October 7	85	43	0.00	0.0
October 8	58	37	0.34	0.0
October 9	69	30	0.00	0.0
October 10	79	41	0.00	0.0
October 11	80	45	0.04	0.0
October 12	45	34	0.01	0.0
October 13	48	24	0.01	1.0
October 14	69	29	0.00	0.0
October 15	63	39	0.00	0.0
October 16	71	37	0.00	0.0
October 17	83	37	0.00	0.0
October 18	74	45	0.00	0.0
October 19	54	33	0.00	0.0
October 20	46	26	0.00	0.0
October 21	49	25	0.00	0.0
October 22	60	27	0.00	0.0
October 23	55	35	0.00	0.0
October 24	39	18	0.07	2.1
October 25	23	9	0.00	0.0
October 26	38	2	0.00	0.0
October 27	64	23	0.00	0.0
October 28	56	32	0.00	0.0
October 29	65	28	0.00	0.0
October 30	60	41	0.00	0.0
October 31	59	41	0.00	0.0

November 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	54	43	0.00	0.0
November 2	46	34	0.00	0.0
November 3	50	25	0.00	0.0
November 4	54	40	0.05	0.0
November 5	43	25	0.01	0.0
November 6	59	25	0.00	0.0
November 7	69	27	0.00	0.0
November 8	46	31	0.00	0.4
November 9	32	9	0.00	0.0
November 10	34	7	0.00	0.0
November 11	29	10	0.00	0.0
November 12	42	7	0.00	0.0
November 13	35	17	0.00	0.3
November 14	18	9	0.07	0.1
November 15	23	-4	0.00	0.0
November 16	42	0	0.00	0.0
November 17	50	19	0.00	0.0
November 18	50	23	0.00	0.0
November 19	48	23	0.00	0.0
November 20	47	22	0.00	0.0
November 21	50	29	0.00	0.0
November 22	36	16	0.03	0.2
November 23	44	14	0.00	0.0
November 24	62	23	0.00	0.0
November 25	53	23	0.03	0.0
November 26	49	21	0.00	0.0
November 27	54	25	0.00	0.0
November 28	57	23	0.00	0.0
November 29	53	23	0.00	0.0
November 30	51	20	0.00	0.0

December 1997 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	48	26	0.00	n/a
December 2	38	23	0.00	n/a
December 3	40	13	0.00	n/a
December 4	30	10	0.00	n/a
December 5	29	5	0.00	n/a
December 6	29	4	0.00	n/a
December 7	25	17	0.00	n/a
December 8	25	17	0.00	n/a
December 9	28	24	0.00	n/a
December 10	31	20	0.00	n/a
December 11	41	16	0.00	n/a
December 12	51	16	0.00	n/a
December 13	61	26	0.00	n/a
December 14	68	20	0.00	n/a
December 15	56	25	0.00	n/a
December 16	52	16	0.00	n/a
December 17	63	30	0.00	n/a
December 18	48	29	0.00	n/a
December 19	33	13	0.00	n/a
December 20	39	6	0.00	n/a
December 21	37	14	0.00	n/a
December 22	39	15	0.00	n/a
December 23	44	13	0.00	n/a
December 24	35	22	0.00	n/a
December 25	41	17	0.00	n/a
December 26	44	18	0.00	n/a
December 27	42	21	0.01	n/a
December 28	42	28	0.00	n/a
December 29	46	33	0.07	n/a
December 30	39	19	0.00	n/a
December 31	57	22	0.00	n/a

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2023	Rapid City Regional Airport	location