Rapid City Weather in 2018

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 2018 based on NOAA data.
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2018 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 105 °F June 14
Lowest temperature -19 °F January 1
Highest daily low 68 °F July 10
Lowest daily high 3 °F February 20
Most daily precipitation 1.6 inches June 24
Most daily snow 9.6 inches March 16
Total annual precipitation 25.7 inches -
Total annual snow 73.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 2018
Rank Temperature Date
1 105 °F Jun 14
2 96 °F Aug 26
3 95 °F Jul 7
4 94 °F Aug 12
4 94 °F Aug 11
4 94 °F Jun 10
7 93 °F Sep 12
8 92 °F Aug 8
8 92 °F Jul 14
8 92 °F Jul 10
8 92 °F Jun 13
Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 2018
Rank Temperature Date
1 -19 °F January 1
2 -18 °F February 21
3 -16 °F February 20
3 -16 °F February 10
5 -15 °F February 9
5 -15 °F January 16
7 -11 °F January 15
8 -10 °F January 2
9 -6 °F February 23
9 -6 °F February 13
9 -6 °F February 4
January 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
4 -19 0.00 0.0
35 -10 0.00 0.0
33 13 0.00 0.0
40 14 0.00 0.0
25 15 0.00 0.0
49 15 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
50 22 0.00 0.0
61 26 0.00 0.0
54 3 0.00 0.2
9 -3 0.00 0.0
6 -1 0.00 0.0
27 -2 0.06 0.7
39 2 0.04 3.0
4 -11 0.00 0.0
27 -15 0.00 0.0
47 9 0.00 0.0
56 27 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.04 0.6
35 27 0.01 0.3
41 16 0.00 0.0
45 16 0.00 0.0
46 11 0.00 0.0
57 21 0.00 0.0
50 20 0.00 0.0
46 8 0.00 0.0
20 9 0.02 0.2
33 14 0.00 0.0
60 24 0.00 0.0
43 11 0.00 0.0
February 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
20 -2 0.00 0.0
42 7 0.00 0.0
46 1 0.02 0.6
15 -6 0.01 0.3
19 3 0.02 0.3
21 1 0.00 0.0
40 5 0.00 0.0
22 3 0.15 2.6
3 -15 0.09 1.7
8 -16 0.00 0.0
20 -5 0.00 0.0
7 1 0.02 0.7
31 -6 0.00 0.0
54 14 0.00 0.0
30 0 0.05 0.8
39 -4 0.00 0.0
31 18 0.00 0.0
33 4 0.15 4.5
4 -2 0.27 5.3
3 -16 0.01 0.0
12 -18 0.00 0.0
15 -5 0.00 0.0
18 -6 0.00 0.0
27 6 0.00 0.0
34 6 0.00 0.0
46 14 0.00 0.0
34 16 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
March 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
39 14 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
29 24 0.00 0.0
35 21 0.00 0.0
34 13 0.00 0.0
34 10 0.00 0.0
51 16 0.00 0.0
64 18 0.00 0.0
44 22 0.00 0.0
41 11 0.00 0.0
47 19 0.00 0.0
60 16 0.00 0.0
67 23 0.00 0.0
52 28 0.01 0.0
32 11 0.87 9.6
31 3 0.00 0.0
30 22 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
41 14 0.00 0.0
45 21 0.00 0.0
55 26 0.03 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
53 24 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.08 0.0
34 23 0.28 3.1
56 21 0.00 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
36 25 0.05 0.5
62 20 0.03 0.0
29 14 0.00 0.0
April 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 13 0.00 0.0
34 16 0.09 2.0
21 9 0.05 2.3
38 11 0.05 0.6
38 23 0.06 1.1
23 11 0.07 2.0
38 12 0.00 0.0
41 23 0.02 0.3
52 26 0.00 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
74 38 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.22 0.0
34 20 0.79 8.8
27 13 0.00 0.0
36 12 0.00 0.0
50 19 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
59 27 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.01 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
67 30 0.00 0.0
66 36 0.09 0.0
50 28 0.05 0.0
77 23 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
69 34 0.00 0.0
72 31 0.00 0.0
82 50 0.02 0.0
61 43 0.18 0.0
May 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 38 0.00 0.0
60 33 0.02 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
78 44 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.11 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.02 0.0
73 46 0.02 0.0
73 46 0.00 0.0
54 40 0.02 0.0
47 39 0.11 0.0
46 41 0.36 0.0
58 45 0.03 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
75 46 0.00 0.0
82 44 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.87 0.0
71 45 0.21 0.0
52 40 0.02 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
74 38 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.27 0.0
78 54 0.17 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
88 53 0.00 0.0
82 55 1.05 0.0
77 56 0.19 0.0
71 53 0.54 0.0
79 53 0.03 0.0
84 51 0.00 0.0
June 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 51 0.01 0.0
72 45 0.00 0.0
78 41 0.00 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
89 54 0.01 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.03 0.0
89 54 0.00 0.0
94 58 0.10 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
74 43 0.00 0.0
92 43 0.00 0.0
105 54 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
67 57 0.29 0.0
57 54 0.89 0.0
57 53 0.87 0.0
69 54 0.97 0.0
69 54 0.63 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.34 0.0
78 54 0.05 0.0
66 55 1.59 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
85 52 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.17 0.0
71 54 0.11 0.0
July 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 52 0.00 0.0
84 52 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.58 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
95 66 0.00 0.0
89 68 0.00 0.0
88 65 1.10 0.0
92 68 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.07 0.0
85 59 0.00 0.0
92 63 0.53 0.0
70 58 0.75 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
85 60 1.39 0.0
81 56 0.60 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.78 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.10 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.12 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
August 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 57 0.00 0.0
91 55 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.01 0.0
85 55 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.01 0.0
74 51 0.01 0.0
86 53 0.00 0.0
92 56 0.00 0.0
89 56 0.00 0.0
91 55 0.00 0.0
94 57 0.00 0.0
94 59 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
67 56 0.36 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
84 52 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.25 0.0
68 43 0.02 0.0
66 51 0.01 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.39 0.0
85 51 0.00 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
96 53 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
80 42 0.00 0.0
91 47 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
September 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 52 1.09 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
85 50 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
86 52 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
86 52 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
93 48 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.01 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
58 52 0.17 0.0
62 46 0.36 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
83 44 0.00 0.0
60 46 0.00 0.0
64 46 0.00 0.0
59 35 0.13 0.0
71 34 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.09 0.0
47 38 0.09 0.0
53 42 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.01 0.0
October 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 40 0.02 0.0
87 38 0.00 0.0
72 26 0.00 0.0
47 27 0.22 0.0
51 27 0.03 0.0
56 26 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.05 0.0
37 32 0.30 1.8
37 31 0.11 0.3
32 24 0.05 0.7
43 21 0.02 0.0
57 22 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.12 0.8
31 16 0.00 0.0
58 13 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
68 32 0.00 0.0
75 37 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
61 30 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
66 32 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
69 38 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
67 32 0.00 0.0
61 28 0.00 0.0
65 33 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
November 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 28 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.10 0.0
44 29 0.05 0.0
50 22 0.06 0.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
35 8 0.00 0.0
29 11 0.01 0.3
21 6 0.00 0.0
46 16 0.00 0.0
39 15 0.03 1.0
30 8 0.00 0.0
53 14 0.00 0.0
68 26 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
53 17 0.02 0.4
19 6 0.00 0.0
43 5 0.00 0.0
45 21 0.00 0.0
58 20 0.00 0.0
64 26 0.00 0.0
63 20 0.00 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.16 1.3
31 24 0.01 0.3
32 22 0.00 0.0
41 19 0.01 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
51 26 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.01 0.0
December 2018 Rapid City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
36 30 0.52 6.2
31 17 0.00 0.2
24 20 0.00 0.0
35 8 0.00 0.0
30 9 0.00 0.0
18 2 0.00 0.0
21 4 0.00 0.0
37 7 0.00 0.0
36 11 0.00 0.0
38 5 0.00 0.0
41 18 0.01 0.0
49 16 0.00 0.0
41 22 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.00 0.0
61 29 0.00 0.0
50 23 0.00 0.0
58 23 0.00 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
51 39 0.00 0.0
49 22 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
39 15 0.00 0.0
41 11 0.00 0.0
49 18 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
22 18 0.21 2.0
19 14 0.07 1.0
18 -2 0.00 0.0
38 -3 0.00 0.0
38 16 0.20 1.0
16 4 0.13 4.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Rapid City Regional Airport location