Rapid City Weather in 2003

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 2003 based on NOAA data.
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2003 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 109 °F July 24
Lowest temperature -17 °F February 24
Highest daily low 71 °F July 17
Lowest daily high 3 °F February 23
Most daily precipitation 0.9 inches September 10
Total annual precipitation 11.0 inches -
January 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
44 14 0.00
48 11 0.00
59 28 0.00
51 25 0.00
43 26 0.00
57 22 0.00
63 27 0.00
58 31 0.00
33 13 0.00
25 4 0.00
28 4 0.00
52 8 0.00
53 3 0.00
27 2 0.05
14 8 0.07
18 -2 0.00
36 -4 0.00
31 11 0.00
55 18 0.00
30 11 0.00
12 5 0.01
5 -13 0.00
22 -7 0.00
46 11 0.00
38 1 0.02
34 1 0.01
52 30 0.03
46 28 0.14
43 21 0.00
49 26 0.00
57 26 0.00
February 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 33 0.00
40 24 0.13
30 13 0.00
29 7 0.03
29 8 0.00
11 -3 0.00
34 -9 0.00
29 3 0.00
30 4 0.01
27 13 0.03
33 11 0.00
39 10 0.00
38 15 0.00
29 13 0.00
28 12 0.00
49 20 0.00
48 28 0.00
45 21 0.00
52 22 0.00
49 24 0.00
43 12 0.01
13 2 0.01
3 -11 0.00
4 -17 0.00
28 -13 0.00
38 4 0.00
32 13 0.00
39 15 0.00
March 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
34 10 0.00
42 3 0.00
35 9 0.00
14 2 0.00
35 6 0.00
38 9 0.00
45 4 0.00
8 -1 0.00
16 2 0.00
50 8 0.00
56 22 0.00
56 22 0.00
74 32 0.00
80 32 0.00
65 34 0.00
71 35 0.10
52 34 0.47
35 32 0.41
40 32 0.07
50 28 0.00
55 25 0.00
65 32 0.00
73 34 0.00
53 28 0.00
53 26 0.00
56 36 0.00
40 23 0.00
37 18 0.00
44 9 0.00
64 25 0.00
77 43 0.00
April 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
81 36 0.00
46 27 0.00
51 30 0.03
40 23 0.03
52 19 0.00
36 29 0.07
43 28 0.01
64 20 0.00
77 27 0.00
67 39 0.00
73 36 0.00
86 40 0.00
87 42 0.00
75 48 0.00
67 44 0.00
56 36 0.00
66 34 0.03
48 36 0.41
53 36 0.03
64 38 0.00
67 34 0.00
71 36 0.05
55 45 0.25
51 40 0.19
55 33 0.00
79 42 0.00
62 34 0.00
51 43 0.10
47 42 0.12
44 42 0.72
May 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
50 38 0.28
64 35 0.00
72 42 0.19
60 43 0.04
57 34 0.09
58 31 0.05
71 34 0.02
54 42 0.02
54 41 0.00
50 38 0.47
59 36 0.00
67 33 0.00
68 43 0.00
68 39 0.00
75 40 0.00
74 48 0.00
63 50 0.00
64 42 0.04
54 33 0.05
61 25 0.00
72 37 0.00
69 50 0.00
77 46 0.00
75 50 0.00
79 44 0.00
79 53 0.00
82 57 0.00
82 56 0.00
94 55 0.00
78 50 0.00
70 46 0.07
June 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
66 42 0.21
74 44 0.07
69 45 0.05
70 42 0.00
62 44 0.33
63 43 0.01
62 40 0.10
71 40 0.00
77 45 0.04
73 48 0.11
77 49 0.00
79 46 0.02
80 46 0.00
82 50 0.00
89 51 0.00
87 59 0.00
80 56 0.45
83 55 0.00
84 52 0.00
83 60 0.02
86 56 0.20
84 56 0.05
68 51 0.37
53 46 0.28
65 45 0.01
78 43 0.00
85 50 0.03
71 49 0.10
81 48 0.00
93 54 0.00
July 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
98 65 0.02
99 64 0.00
94 64 0.00
89 57 0.16
89 56 0.02
84 54 0.00
84 55 0.00
93 62 0.00
89 59 0.00
91 54 0.00
87 55 0.00
95 54 0.00
105 60 0.03
92 62 0.00
100 56 0.00
99 64 0.00
98 71 0.00
90 68 0.00
100 62 0.00
96 66 0.00
92 59 0.01
86 56 0.00
98 55 0.00
109 65 0.00
104 69 0.00
91 68 0.00
84 58 0.24
93 56 0.00
94 61 0.00
92 54 0.00
93 59 0.00
August 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
85 55 0.00
89 54 0.00
96 58 0.00
93 65 0.24
92 63 0.00
91 55 0.00
90 64 0.02
91 65 0.00
93 62 0.00
91 61 0.00
93 58 0.00
98 64 0.00
99 64 0.00
100 67 0.00
99 64 0.00
100 60 0.00
93 60 0.11
88 63 0.00
91 59 0.00
97 60 0.00
84 56 0.00
103 60 0.00
101 69 0.00
94 67 0.00
98 60 0.00
97 60 0.00
101 67 0.00
90 57 0.00
64 49 0.01
63 52 0.09
73 52 0.00
September 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
90 51 0.00
81 57 0.00
80 48 0.00
94 50 0.00
96 59 0.00
97 55 0.00
90 61 0.00
89 60 0.05
79 51 0.01
66 48 0.86
73 50 0.00
74 49 0.15
65 39 0.00
69 38 0.00
83 41 0.00
88 48 0.00
63 38 0.27
59 33 0.00
73 34 0.00
77 42 0.00
66 39 0.03
64 36 0.00
85 42 0.00
63 35 0.00
81 37 0.00
63 42 0.00
66 39 0.00
61 34 0.00
55 33 0.00
61 34 0.00
October 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
63 30 0.00
74 32 0.00
72 41 0.00
75 41 0.00
81 45 0.00
81 49 0.00
89 43 0.00
78 45 0.00
92 45 0.00
68 44 0.39
61 38 0.00
73 35 0.00
61 36 0.01
55 32 0.00
56 34 0.00
51 34 0.00
85 39 0.00
83 46 0.00
83 44 0.00
76 48 0.00
83 48 0.00
82 50 0.00
71 40 0.00
56 30 0.00
42 21 0.00
63 30 0.02
72 39 0.01
52 39 0.01
45 33 0.02
35 22 0.01
25 20 0.02
November 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
37 19 0.01
31 19 0.00
26 20 0.28
24 10 0.01
21 0 0.00
33 0 0.00
26 8 0.00
24 10 0.00
37 10 0.00
50 28 0.00
54 28 0.00
42 21 0.00
53 18 0.00
51 33 0.06
54 27 0.00
58 24 0.00
57 29 0.00
55 27 0.00
68 37 0.00
64 26 0.11
26 18 0.03
18 7 0.00
12 -3 0.00
36 8 0.00
31 9 0.00
41 8 0.00
34 14 0.00
37 9 0.00
54 29 0.00
43 25 0.00
December 2003 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
41 26 0.00
40 25 0.00
45 25 0.00
40 22 0.00
33 12 0.00
56 28 0.00
53 32 0.00
32 28 0.00
35 16 0.00
26 14 0.04
18 -1 0.01
26 -2 0.00
46 8 0.00
46 21 0.00
36 21 0.00
43 19 0.00
49 26 0.00
44 22 0.00
49 19 0.00
61 26 0.00
48 33 0.06
43 23 0.00
47 23 0.00
46 19 0.00
48 31 0.00
41 25 0.14
37 25 0.00
32 15 0.00
32 11 0.00
30 15 0.00
49 9 0.00
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2023 Rapid City Regional Airport location