Rapid City Weather in 2008

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 2008 based on NOAA data.
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2008 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 99 °F August 31
Lowest temperature -19 °F December 15
Highest daily low 68 °F August 2
Lowest daily high -5 °F December 15
Most daily precipitation 2.1 inches May 22
Most daily snow 11.0 inches May 2
Total annual precipitation 20.6 inches -
Total annual snow 54.6 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 2008
Rank Temperature Date
1 99 °F Aug 31
1 99 °F Aug 30
3 97 °F Aug 21
4 95 °F Aug 1
4 95 °F Jul 10
6 94 °F Aug 20
6 94 °F Jul 27
8 93 °F Sep 25
8 93 °F Aug 2
8 93 °F Jul 26
8 93 °F Jul 15
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 2008
Rank Temperature Date
1 -19 °F December 15
2 -17 °F January 22
3 -15 °F December 16
4 -14 °F December 14
5 -12 °F January 21
6 -11 °F December 21
6 -11 °F January 19
8 -9 °F December 23
8 -9 °F December 20
8 -9 °F January 24
January 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
27 5 0.00 0.0
31 2 0.00 0.0
48 19 0.00 0.0
57 24 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
39 20 0.00 0.0
39 11 0.00 0.0
46 16 0.00 0.0
40 16 0.00 0.0
45 22 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.00 0.0
45 19 0.00 0.0
45 15 0.00 0.0
47 20 0.00 0.0
21 1 0.00 0.0
31 2 0.05 1.2
17 -6 0.01 0.3
13 -11 0.00 0.0
11 7 0.26 2.6
7 -12 0.02 0.2
29 -17 0.00 0.0
23 -8 0.00 0.0
25 -9 0.00 0.0
30 5 0.00 0.0
43 14 0.00 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
55 1 0.00 0.0
7 -6 0.00 0.0
13 -1 0.00 0.0
39 3 0.00 0.0
February 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
44 19 0.00 0.0
40 13 0.00 0.0
45 12 0.00 0.0
32 8 0.02 0.5
28 -1 0.00 0.0
33 2 0.02 0.5
38 9 0.00 0.0
45 16 0.00 0.2
31 -1 0.00 0.2
14 -1 0.00 0.0
32 2 0.24 2.4
43 2 0.00 0.0
48 16 0.00 0.0
25 5 0.01 0.0
44 11 0.00 0.0
49 20 0.01 0.1
34 24 0.00 0.2
27 11 0.03 1.7
37 11 0.00 0.0
24 5 0.01 0.4
37 9 0.00 0.0
46 18 0.00 0.0
49 23 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.17 0.0
37 21 0.00 0.0
43 15 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
March 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
73 31 0.00 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
50 15 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 1.5
35 14 0.00 0.5
29 3 0.03 0.2
36 -2 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
70 34 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
53 24 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
43 18 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.12 1.5
51 21 0.00 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
54 23 0.00 0.0
51 23 0.00 0.0
49 17 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.00 0.0
47 15 0.00 0.0
70 24 0.00 0.0
49 29 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.07 0.2
34 26 0.08 1.0
49 13 0.00 0.3
68 26 0.00 0.0
33 26 0.15 1.5
32 25 0.15 2.0
April 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 10 0.00 0.4
51 22 0.00 0.0
53 27 0.00 0.0
62 29 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.08 0.4
39 20 0.02 1.1
44 20 0.21 2.2
46 31 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.05 0.0
36 32 0.30 0.1
43 33 0.52 1.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.00 0.0
82 31 0.00 0.0
85 38 0.00 0.0
48 28 0.02 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
66 27 0.00 0.0
77 31 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.00 0.0
67 22 0.00 0.0
64 34 0.14 0.0
41 31 0.02 0.0
48 29 0.02 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
61 19 0.00 0.0
62 23 0.00 0.0
81 33 0.00 0.0
63 42 0.00 0.0
May 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 32 0.68 0.0
35 27 1.58 11.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
61 26 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
70 43 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.32 0.0
50 40 0.09 0.0
54 39 0.60 0.0
46 30 0.04 0.0
73 28 0.00 0.0
55 43 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
65 36 0.05 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
79 43 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
85 45 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
75 41 0.00 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
53 45 2.09 0.0
58 46 0.51 0.0
67 49 0.38 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
51 37 0.48 0.0
44 37 0.24 0.0
56 41 0.00 0.0
65 47 0.04 0.0
72 46 0.06 0.0
70 48 0.08 0.0
June 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 48 0.04 0.0
74 52 0.43 0.0
69 50 0.38 0.0
71 56 0.20 0.0
59 47 0.94 0.0
71 47 0.01 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
66 46 0.00 0.0
68 46 0.01 0.0
73 44 0.02 0.0
65 40 0.06 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.24 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
77 54 0.49 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
82 48 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.04 0.0
88 54 0.12 0.0
78 57 0.04 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.10 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
88 51 0.00 0.0
July 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 59 0.00 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
87 51 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
85 59 0.69 0.0
83 58 0.01 0.0
76 55 0.18 0.0
84 51 0.00 0.0
95 61 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
86 46 0.00 0.0
90 50 0.00 0.0
93 58 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.62 0.0
85 57 0.08 0.0
86 57 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.55 0.0
89 58 0.08 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
93 61 0.00 0.0
94 61 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
92 60 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
August 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
95 59 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
87 54 0.35 0.0
83 57 0.50 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
87 58 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.44 0.0
80 57 0.01 0.0
84 53 0.01 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.10 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
87 52 0.00 0.0
90 56 0.00 0.0
94 62 0.00 0.0
97 63 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.00 0.0
83 43 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.00 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
90 56 0.00 0.0
83 45 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
99 57 0.00 0.0
99 63 0.01 0.0
September 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 47 0.07 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
71 38 0.18 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.10 0.0
65 41 0.08 0.0
53 41 0.06 0.0
65 41 0.00 0.0
80 42 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
69 45 0.20 0.0
71 43 0.17 0.0
65 38 0.00 0.0
78 42 0.00 0.0
86 44 0.00 0.0
87 48 0.00 0.0
91 53 0.01 0.0
85 50 0.00 0.0
85 44 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
72 32 0.00 0.0
93 46 0.00 0.0
81 47 0.00 0.0
77 41 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
78 38 0.00 0.0
October 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 38 0.00 0.0
77 37 0.00 0.0
74 39 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.07 0.0
71 44 0.02 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
74 31 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.03 0.0
38 33 0.29 0.0
38 33 0.40 0.0
43 29 0.46 0.0
53 23 0.00 0.0
67 25 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
55 30 0.00 0.0
64 32 0.00 0.0
80 35 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.08 0.0
57 37 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.12 0.0
49 29 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
69 31 0.00 0.0
41 25 0.00 0.0
46 16 0.00 0.0
69 24 0.00 0.0
77 31 0.00 0.0
73 41 0.00 0.0
67 32 0.00 0.0
November 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 37 0.00 0.0
79 38 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.35 2.3
31 25 0.62 9.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
26 15 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.00 0.0
51 32 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.04 0.0
36 28 0.00 0.0
49 17 0.00 0.0
47 33 0.00 0.0
36 23 0.00 0.0
79 22 0.00 0.0
51 30 0.00 0.0
30 15 0.00 0.0
47 18 0.00 0.0
50 19 0.00 0.0
45 21 0.00 0.0
47 16 0.00 0.0
59 23 0.00 0.0
53 20 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
48 19 0.00 0.0
43 18 0.01 0.0
41 25 0.00 0.0
December 2008 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 18 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.04 2.0
28 9 0.00 0.0
19 0 0.00 0.0
43 -1 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.01 0.0
56 21 0.00 0.0
41 16 0.05 0.1
32 10 0.00 0.0
50 21 0.00 0.0
37 14 0.12 1.3
46 12 0.00 0.0
30 -1 0.03 2.0
-1 -14 0.03 0.2
-5 -19 0.00 0.0
0 -15 0.00 0.0
30 -7 0.00 0.0
16 4 0.02 0.2
18 0 0.00 0.0
3 -9 0.00 0.0
7 -11 0.00 0.0
20 -1 0.06 1.5
8 -9 0.01 0.5
32 -6 0.00 0.0
35 12 0.00 0.0
30 12 0.00 0.1
29 6 0.00 0.0
47 20 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
52 12 0.00 0.0
38 8 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location