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 2.0 inches August 13
Most daily snow 2.1 inches October 24
Total annual precipitation 20.6 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1997
Rank Temperature Date
1 98 °F Jul 15
1 98 °F Jul 10
3 96 °F Jul 16
4 94 °F Aug 31
4 94 °F Aug 24
4 94 °F Jul 9
7 93 °F Jul 17
8 92 °F Sep 15
8 92 °F Aug 23
8 92 °F Jul 25
8 92 °F Jul 18
8 92 °F Jun 27
8 92 °F Jun 22
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 1997
Rank Temperature Date
1 -16 °F January 12
1 -16 °F January 11
3 -13 °F January 13
4 -12 °F January 16
5 -11 °F January 27
5 -11 °F January 10
7 -9 °F January 26
7 -9 °F January 25
9 -7 °F January 24
10 -4 °F November 15
10 -4 °F January 17
10 -4 °F January 9
January 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 32 0.00 n/a
48 36 0.00 n/a
43 32 0.17 n/a
33 21 0.37 n/a
26 11 0.00 n/a
26 9 0.00 n/a
37 21 0.00 n/a
36 19 0.00 n/a
28 -4 0.02 n/a
1 -11 0.00 n/a
-7 -16 0.00 n/a
-1 -16 0.00 n/a
13 -13 0.00 n/a
15 0 0.00 n/a
29 0 0.06 n/a
10 -12 0.00 n/a
20 -4 0.00 n/a
47 17 0.00 n/a
50 28 0.00 n/a
50 29 0.00 n/a
47 26 0.00 n/a
26 12 0.00 n/a
35 12 0.00 n/a
20 -7 0.00 n/a
-4 -9 0.02 n/a
4 -9 0.01 n/a
4 -11 0.00 n/a
33 1 0.00 n/a
31 15 0.00 n/a
48 25 0.00 n/a
53 35 0.00 n/a
February 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 30 0.02 n/a
47 29 0.02 n/a
36 26 0.16 n/a
30 10 0.00 n/a
27 7 0.00 n/a
31 10 0.00 n/a
22 14 0.00 n/a
28 4 0.00 n/a
35 12 0.00 n/a
27 16 0.00 n/a
29 16 0.00 n/a
33 17 0.00 n/a
42 19 0.00 n/a
37 23 0.00 n/a
40 28 0.07 n/a
55 27 0.00 n/a
59 32 0.00 n/a
48 27 0.00 n/a
54 25 0.00 n/a
44 28 0.00 n/a
41 27 0.01 n/a
38 12 0.00 n/a
27 6 0.00 n/a
37 15 0.00 n/a
53 19 0.00 n/a
33 22 0.00 n/a
47 20 0.00 n/a
31 18 0.00 n/a
March 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 10 0.00 n/a
53 21 0.00 n/a
30 15 0.06 n/a
23 8 0.00 n/a
37 8 0.00 n/a
34 14 0.00 n/a
56 22 0.00 n/a
53 26 0.00 n/a
54 20 0.00 n/a
53 32 0.00 n/a
60 26 0.00 n/a
27 24 0.00 n/a
24 6 0.00 n/a
15 2 0.00 n/a
39 3 0.00 n/a
70 26 0.00 n/a
44 20 0.03 n/a
55 20 0.00 n/a
75 32 0.00 n/a
81 38 0.00 n/a
56 25 0.00 n/a
58 25 0.00 n/a
63 25 0.00 n/a
44 24 0.02 n/a
61 21 0.00 n/a
77 31 0.00 n/a
76 35 0.01 n/a
51 32 0.05 n/a
48 26 0.03 n/a
65 23 0.00 n/a
79 29 0.00 n/a
April 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 36 0.00 n/a
50 30 0.00 n/a
74 25 0.00 n/a
57 31 0.58 n/a
31 21 n/a n/a
29 15 0.27 n/a
23 12 0.00 n/a
24 7 0.00 n/a
25 14 0.03 n/a
19 12 0.01 n/a
25 11 0.00 n/a
33 12 0.00 n/a
44 6 0.00 n/a
60 22 0.00 n/a
48 30 0.00 n/a
58 25 0.00 n/a
75 34 0.00 n/a
69 41 0.00 n/a
69 41 0.02 n/a
68 46 0.29 n/a
58 41 0.05 n/a
49 35 0.00 n/a
55 28 0.00 n/a
56 29 0.00 n/a
60 30 0.00 n/a
57 34 0.02 n/a
69 31 0.00 n/a
63 38 0.06 n/a
47 39 0.20 n/a
59 37 0.08 n/a
May 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 34 1.30 0.0
46 31 0.65 0.0
60 28 0.00 0.0
77 34 0.00 0.0
67 39 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.00 0.0
66 43 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
74 31 0.00 0.0
81 46 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
66 37 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.00 0.0
85 46 0.00 0.0
83 50 0.14 0.0
59 38 0.02 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
70 32 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.02 0.0
61 55 0.52 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
66 51 0.11 0.0
55 49 1.85 0.0
49 41 0.66 0.0
45 39 0.08 0.0
50 40 0.00 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.00 0.0
82 49 0.00 0.0
June 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 59 0.18 0.0
75 56 1.25 0.0
74 55 0.31 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.63 0.0
69 51 0.00 0.0
67 51 0.08 0.0
82 54 0.08 0.0
75 52 0.01 0.0
80 52 0.07 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.05 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
71 53 0.31 0.0
81 54 0.01 0.0
92 57 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.01 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
83 50 0.00 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.42 0.0
83 58 0.02 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
July 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 55 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.01 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.14 0.0
83 57 0.04 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.00 0.0
98 64 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.05 0.0
84 60 0.01 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.00 0.0
98 54 0.00 0.0
96 69 0.00 0.0
93 65 0.00 0.0
92 60 1.21 0.0
83 61 0.28 0.0
76 62 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.94 0.0
88 62 0.00 0.0
88 62 0.02 0.0
88 64 0.21 0.0
92 61 0.01 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
75 61 0.00 0.0
64 55 0.34 0.0
80 56 0.06 0.0
86 64 0.35 0.0
August 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 59 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.49 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.63 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
81 51 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
72 57 0.00 0.0
59 52 0.20 0.0
66 54 0.04 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
76 52 2.03 0.0
78 52 0.01 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
63 55 0.00 0.0
67 53 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.11 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.00 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.26 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.15 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.01 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
94 60 0.00 0.0
September 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 53 0.04 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
85 51 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.09 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
75 45 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
83 46 0.00 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
86 48 0.00 0.0
91 55 0.00 0.0
92 54 0.01 0.0
77 46 0.00 0.0
84 38 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.10 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
58 49 0.00 0.0
52 49 0.48 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
77 38 0.00 0.0
84 49 0.00 0.0
84 50 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.06 0.0
72 43 0.00 0.0
75 41 0.00 0.0
81 41 0.00 0.0
October 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 45 0.00 0.0
91 49 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
85 41 0.00 0.0
74 41 0.00 0.0
67 41 0.00 0.0
85 43 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.34 0.0
69 30 0.00 0.0
79 41 0.00 0.0
80 45 0.04 0.0
45 34 0.01 0.0
48 24 0.01 1.0
69 29 0.00 0.0
63 39 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.00 0.0
83 37 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.00 0.0
54 33 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
60 27 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.07 2.1
23 9 0.00 0.0
38 2 0.00 0.0
64 23 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
65 28 0.00 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.00 0.0
November 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
54 43 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
50 25 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.05 0.0
43 25 0.01 0.0
59 25 0.00 0.0
69 27 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.4
32 9 0.00 0.0
34 7 0.00 0.0
29 10 0.00 0.0
42 7 0.00 0.0
35 17 0.00 0.3
18 9 0.07 0.1
23 -4 0.00 0.0
42 0 0.00 0.0
50 19 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
36 16 0.03 0.2
44 14 0.00 0.0
62 23 0.00 0.0
53 23 0.03 0.0
49 21 0.00 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
57 23 0.00 0.0
53 23 0.00 0.0
51 20 0.00 0.0
December 1997 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 26 0.00 n/a
38 23 0.00 n/a
40 13 0.00 n/a
30 10 0.00 n/a
29 5 0.00 n/a
29 4 0.00 n/a
25 17 0.00 n/a
25 17 0.00 n/a
28 24 0.00 n/a
31 20 0.00 n/a
41 16 0.00 n/a
51 16 0.00 n/a
61 26 0.00 n/a
68 20 0.00 n/a
56 25 0.00 n/a
52 16 0.00 n/a
63 30 0.00 n/a
48 29 0.00 n/a
33 13 0.00 n/a
39 6 0.00 n/a
37 14 0.00 n/a
39 15 0.00 n/a
44 13 0.00 n/a
35 22 0.00 n/a
41 17 0.00 n/a
44 18 0.00 n/a
42 21 0.01 n/a
42 28 0.00 n/a
46 33 0.07 n/a
39 19 0.00 n/a
57 22 0.00 n/a
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location