Rapid City Weather in 2020

Historical record of Rapid City, South Dakota weather for the year 2020 based on NOAA data.

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2020 Rapid City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	104 °F	September 5
Lowest temperature	-7 °F	October 26
Highest daily low	66 °F	July 23
Lowest daily high	13 °F	January 15
Most daily precipitation	1.5 inches	June 4
Total annual precipitation	12.9 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Rapid City in 2020?

The highest temperature recorded in Rapid City, South Dakota in 2020 was 104 °F which happened on September 5.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Rapid City in 2020

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	104 °F	Sep 5
2	101 °F	Aug 23
2	101 °F	Aug 12
4	100 °F	Jul 23
5	99 °F	Jul 17
6	98 °F	Aug 25
7	97 °F	Aug 20
8	96 °F	Aug 19
8	96 °F	Aug 17
8	96 °F	Jul 25
8	96 °F	Jun 29

What was the coldest temperature in Rapid City in 2020?

The lowest temperature recorded in Rapid City, South Dakota in 2020 was -7 °F which happened on Oct 26.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Rapid City in 2020

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-7 °F	October 26
2	-6 °F	January 15
3	-2 °F	February 26
3	-2 °F	January 14
5	-1 °F	April 3
5	-1 °F	January 10
7	0 °F	February 13
8	1 °F	February 20
9	2 °F	October 27
9	2 °F	February 19
9	2 °F	February 5
9	2 °F	January 20
9	2 °F	January 11

January 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	50	26	0.00
January 2	44	28	0.00
January 3	36	21	0.00
January 4	53	22	0.00
January 5	42	25	0.00
January 6	42	18	0.00
January 7	34	17	0.00
January 8	41	23	0.00
January 9	41	18	0.02
January 10	18	-1	0.10
January 11	21	2	0.01
January 12	32	6	0.00
January 13	37	8	0.00
January 14	13	-2	0.00
January 15	13	-6	0.00
January 16	40	9	0.00
January 17	38	13	0.00
January 18	27	9	0.00
January 19	25	3	0.00
January 20	36	2	0.00
January 21	56	29	0.00
January 22	48	33	0.01
January 23	42	19	0.00
January 24	40	13	0.00
January 25	52	25	0.00
January 26	49	24	0.00
January 27	35	28	0.03
January 28	45	23	0.03
January 29	47	25	0.00
January 30	40	22	0.01
January 31	48	17	0.00

February 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	69	29	0.00
February 2	49	26	0.02
February 3	26	20	0.05
February 4	26	13	0.00
February 5	36	2	0.00
February 6	35	25	0.15
February 7	28	10	0.10
February 8	37	10	0.00
February 9	31	17	0.03
February 10	33	14	0.00
February 11	39	7	0.00
February 12	36	3	0.01
February 13	24	0	0.00
February 14	54	14	0.00
February 15	44	18	0.00
February 16	49	21	0.00
February 17	35	15	0.10
February 18	25	9	0.03
February 19	19	2	0.00
February 20	40	1	0.00
February 21	54	15	0.00
February 22	56	27	0.00
February 23	46	25	0.00
February 24	31	23	0.25
February 25	26	5	0.13
February 26	31	-2	0.00
February 27	39	22	0.10
February 28	50	20	0.00
February 29	59	24	0.00

March 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	36	23	0.00
March 2	44	18	0.01
March 3	48	24	0.00
March 4	63	26	0.00
March 5	46	27	0.00
March 6	69	25	0.00
March 7	74	30	0.00
March 8	63	27	0.00
March 9	50	20	0.00
March 10	50	28	0.00
March 11	68	25	0.00
March 12	42	20	0.00
March 13	37	16	0.16
March 14	31	26	0.07
March 15	41	28	0.00
March 16	28	22	0.00
March 17	56	23	0.00
March 18	43	28	0.00
March 19	38	12	0.02
March 20	30	6	0.00
March 21	56	12	0.00
March 22	50	27	0.03
March 23	62	23	0.00
March 24	63	31	0.00
March 25	41	29	0.22
March 26	43	30	0.07
March 27	48	35	0.00
March 28	56	32	0.00
March 29	58	30	0.00
March 30	67	30	0.00
March 31	68	32	0.00

April 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	46	16	0.33
April 2	16	8	0.12
April 3	30	-1	0.00
April 4	53	18	0.00
April 5	69	25	0.00
April 6	75	32	0.00
April 7	74	33	0.00
April 8	51	26	0.00
April 9	47	24	0.00
April 10	68	28	0.00
April 11	47	24	0.24
April 12	25	10	0.05
April 13	26	7	0.00
April 14	35	5	0.00
April 15	41	19	0.01
April 16	42	20	0.00
April 17	56	18	0.00
April 18	62	29	0.00
April 19	48	29	0.13
April 20	66	29	0.00
April 21	75	30	0.00
April 22	72	42	0.00
April 23	62	41	0.09
April 24	63	33	0.00
April 25	64	27	0.00
April 26	74	35	0.00
April 27	80	38	0.02
April 28	64	37	0.00
April 29	68	37	0.00
April 30	83	36	0.10

May 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	49	0.00
May 2	67	45	0.13
May 3	73	36	0.26
May 4	61	36	0.08
May 5	62	34	0.03
May 6	62	33	0.00
May 7	58	34	0.05
May 8	61	33	0.00
May 9	50	27	0.00
May 10	47	25	0.00
May 11	42	34	0.03
May 12	46	34	0.16
May 13	64	42	0.41
May 14	61	38	0.00
May 15	59	40	0.61
May 16	52	37	0.11
May 17	65	33	0.00
May 18	76	43	0.00
May 19	83	51	0.00
May 20	80	54	0.01
May 21	76	46	0.01
May 22	83	42	0.00
May 23	75	50	0.30
May 24	61	43	0.00
May 25	64	38	0.00
May 26	76	38	0.00
May 27	76	46	0.01
May 28	70	45	0.00
May 29	72	44	0.02
May 30	66	50	0.04
May 31	84	49	0.00

June 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	86	59	0.00
June 2	79	56	0.00
June 3	79	55	0.24
June 4	81	53	1.51
June 5	79	51	0.02
June 6	86	56	0.01
June 7	86	54	0.09
June 8	73	52	0.06
June 9	67	43	0.00
June 10	73	40	0.00
June 11	81	46	0.00
June 12	88	48	0.00
June 13	90	60	0.00
June 14	93	58	0.00
June 15	79	59	0.00
June 16	94	57	0.02
June 17	80	55	0.02
June 18	72	49	0.00
June 19	69	43	0.00
June 20	78	49	0.10
June 21	79	56	0.02
June 22	77	53	0.02
June 23	81	49	0.00
June 24	90	57	0.00
June 25	86	64	0.00
June 26	82	61	0.02
June 27	91	55	0.00
June 28	89	59	0.02
June 29	96	56	0.01
June 30	76	48	0.00

July 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	89	47	0.00
July 2	94	61	0.10
July 3	95	60	0.00
July 4	93	65	0.00
July 5	92	59	0.53
July 6	86	57	0.08
July 7	93	59	0.00
July 8	84	61	0.00
July 9	82	60	0.01
July 10	85	59	0.32
July 11	85	57	0.00
July 12	91	53	0.00
July 13	87	58	0.00
July 14	75	54	0.41
July 15	84	57	0.00
July 16	87	61	0.00
July 17	99	58	0.00
July 18	84	61	0.00
July 19	81	59	0.17
July 20	84	58	0.12
July 21	82	58	0.00
July 22	94	57	0.00
July 23	100	66	0.00
July 24	90	60	0.00
July 25	96	61	0.00
July 26	85	55	0.00
July 27	92	57	0.00
July 28	90	59	0.08
July 29	71	62	0.23
July 30	83	59	0.11
July 31	91	61	0.00

August 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	83	53	0.00
August 2	81	49	0.00
August 3	86	51	0.00
August 4	85	56	0.00
August 5	87	54	0.00
August 6	93	54	0.07
August 7	93	58	0.02
August 8	89	59	0.42
August 9	84	57	0.00
August 10	84	53	0.00
August 11	87	60	0.02
August 12	101	59	0.00
August 13	92	59	0.00
August 14	83	51	0.00
August 15	91	49	0.00
August 16	92	52	0.00
August 17	96	53	0.00
August 18	95	59	0.00
August 19	96	61	0.00
August 20	97	60	0.00
August 21	91	60	0.00
August 22	94	61	0.00
August 23	101	62	0.12
August 24	88	59	0.00
August 25	98	59	0.00
August 26	93	63	0.00
August 27	87	63	0.28
August 28	76	48	0.00
August 29	89	46	0.00
August 30	81	49	0.01
August 31	71	37	0.00

September 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	81	44	0.00
September 2	95	48	0.00
September 3	79	50	0.00
September 4	86	48	0.00
September 5	104	48	0.00
September 6	86	58	0.00
September 7	57	32	0.96
September 8	44	30	0.03
September 9	54	24	0.00
September 10	64	27	0.05
September 11	63	41	0.06
September 12	79	42	0.01
September 13	79	45	0.00
September 14	94	43	0.00
September 15	84	47	0.00
September 16	66	47	0.00
September 17	73	44	0.00
September 18	75	41	0.00
September 19	82	47	0.00
September 20	80	49	0.00
September 21	80	46	0.00
September 22	85	44	0.00
September 23	86	54	0.00
September 24	92	47	0.00
September 25	79	53	0.00
September 26	68	48	0.00
September 27	62	45	0.00
September 28	66	36	0.00
September 29	81	36	0.00
September 30	63	44	0.00

October 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	58	36	0.00
October 2	71	31	0.00
October 3	68	35	0.00
October 4	76	32	0.00
October 5	73	44	0.00
October 6	85	42	0.00
October 7	72	43	0.00
October 8	89	43	0.00
October 9	78	44	0.00
October 10	84	41	0.00
October 11	73	31	0.00
October 12	73	28	0.00
October 13	63	33	0.00
October 14	61	33	0.00
October 15	51	24	0.00
October 16	56	22	0.01
October 17	51	27	0.17
October 18	29	24	0.06
October 19	33	29	0.04
October 20	51	33	0.00
October 21	34	29	0.30
October 22	29	22	0.06
October 23	24	12	0.02
October 24	26	16	0.26
October 25	17	10	0.03
October 26	14	-7	0.00
October 27	40	2	0.00
October 28	47	31	0.00
October 29	61	32	0.00
October 30	69	30	0.00
October 31	56	28	0.00

November 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	61	22	0.00
November 2	74	34	0.00
November 3	77	38	0.00
November 4	77	43	0.00
November 5	79	38	0.00
November 6	78	39	0.00
November 7	75	35	0.00
November 8	58	23	0.07
November 9	32	16	0.00
November 10	42	14	0.00
November 11	47	21	0.06
November 12	33	4	0.00
November 13	55	14	0.00
November 14	50	33	0.01
November 15	45	22	0.00
November 16	54	23	0.00
November 17	67	25	0.00
November 18	73	43	0.00
November 19	59	29	0.00
November 20	48	19	0.00
November 21	47	18	0.00
November 22	44	17	0.00
November 23	46	21	0.00
November 24	46	19	0.00
November 25	52	13	0.00
November 26	46	18	0.00
November 27	51	18	0.00
November 28	64	23	0.00
November 29	39	14	0.00
November 30	56	12	0.00

December 2020 Rapid City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	46	30	0.00
December 2	39	13	0.00
December 3	53	15	0.00
December 4	63	23	0.00
December 5	58	26	0.00
December 6	60	22	0.00
December 7	64	25	0.00
December 8	68	32	0.00
December 9	70	29	0.00
December 10	46	22	0.00
December 11	33	19	0.00
December 12	29	16	0.00
December 13	32	9	0.00
December 14	16	11	0.08
December 15	28	12	0.04
December 16	43	16	0.00
December 17	45	18	0.00
December 18	43	19	0.01
December 19	51	14	0.00
December 20	60	23	0.00
December 21	50	24	0.00
December 22	67	24	0.00
December 23	24	8	0.01
December 24	48	16	0.00
December 25	56	23	0.00
December 26	48	20	0.00
December 27	38	22	0.00
December 28	29	19	0.02
December 29	35	18	0.13
December 30	28	6	0.00
December 31	44	16	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2023	Rapid City Regional Airport	location