HOTTESTSINCE.COMBrowse statesThe AlmanacYear in ReviewThe Wire
HOT10
Hottest Since
National Heat Records
Almanac · Rapid City, SD · Climate Almanac
📖 Climate Almanac

Rapid City, SD

44.046°N, 103.054°W · station RAPthr · 1942–2026 · 85 years of record

The Almanac Ribbon

Every day of the year at Rapid City: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
-40-20020406080100120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDechottestsince.com · coldestsince.com
Record high Record low Normal high–low band (1991–2020) hottest ever 112°F · coldest ever -31°F

Records by Month

MonthRecord highRecord low
Jan76°Jan 12, 1987-27°Jan 18, 1943
Feb75°Feb 27, 1988-31°Feb 2, 1996
Mar87°Mar 21, 2026-21°Mar 8, 1996
Apr93°Apr 22, 1989-1°Apr 3, 2020
May98°May 27, 196918°May 1, 1950
Jun109°Jun 29, 200231°Jun 1, 1951
Jul112°Jul 25, 202639°Jul 1, 1959
Aug107°Aug 13, 200737°Aug 31, 2020
Sep104°Sep 2, 196018°Sep 26, 1942
Oct96°Oct 2, 2011-7°Oct 26, 2020
Nov83°Nov 7, 1999-19°Nov 14, 1959
Dec75°Dec 4, 1965-30°Dec 30, 1990
All-time112°Jul 25, 2026-31°Feb 2, 1996

Longest-Standing Records

The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Rapid City on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.

Oldest-standing record highs

DateRecordSetStanding
Mar 2882°194383yrs
Apr 282°194383yrs
May 2793°194383yrs
Sep 1696°194383yrs
Nov 2965°194383yrs
Jan 1762°194680yrs
Mar 2681°194680yrs
Mar 3082°194680yrs
Aug 2103°194779yrs
Aug 8106°194779yrs
Aug 20101°194779yrs
Oct 494°194779yrs

Oldest-standing record lows

DateRecordSetStanding
Sep 2425°194284yrs
Sep 2518°194284yrs
Jan 17-24°194383yrs
Jan 18-27°194383yrs
Mar 4-15°194383yrs
Mar 5-14°194383yrs
Mar 15-2°194383yrs
May 1122°194383yrs
May 1225°194383yrs
May 1729°194383yrs
Jun 335°194383yrs
Feb 11-15°194482yrs

All-Time Extremes

Hottest ever

112°F
2026-07-25

Coldest ever

-31°F
1996-02-02

Longest heat streak

22 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1974-07-25

The Warming Trend

Rapid City's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
1943: 46.9°F (-0.2 vs 1991–2020)1944: 45.4°F (-1.7 vs 1991–2020)1945: 45.5°F (-1.6 vs 1991–2020)1946: 47.8°F (+0.7 vs 1991–2020)1947: 46.4°F (-0.7 vs 1991–2020)1948: 46.5°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1949: 46.2°F (-0.9 vs 1991–2020)1950: 43.7°F (-3.4 vs 1991–2020)1951: 43.5°F (-3.6 vs 1991–2020)1952: 48.0°F (+0.9 vs 1991–2020)1953: 49.1°F (+2.0 vs 1991–2020)1954: 49.0°F (+1.9 vs 1991–2020)1955: 46.6°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1956: 47.6°F (+0.5 vs 1991–2020)1957: 46.2°F (-0.9 vs 1991–2020)1958: 48.1°F (+1.0 vs 1991–2020)1959: 47.0°F (-0.1 vs 1991–2020)1960: 47.4°F (+0.3 vs 1991–2020)1961: 48.6°F (+1.5 vs 1991–2020)1962: 47.5°F (+0.4 vs 1991–2020)1963: 49.1°F (+2.0 vs 1991–2020)1964: 47.2°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)1965: 46.6°F (-0.5 vs 1991–2020)1966: 45.3°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1967: 46.5°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)1968: 45.7°F (-1.4 vs 1991–2020)1969: 46.2°F (-0.9 vs 1991–2020)1970: 45.2°F (-1.9 vs 1991–2020)1971: 45.3°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1972: 44.1°F (-3.0 vs 1991–2020)1973: 47.2°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)1974: 48.4°F (+1.3 vs 1991–2020)1975: 45.3°F (-1.8 vs 1991–2020)1976: 47.7°F (+0.6 vs 1991–2020)1977: 47.2°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)1978: 44.4°F (-2.7 vs 1991–2020)1979: 45.6°F (-1.5 vs 1991–2020)1980: 48.0°F (+0.9 vs 1991–2020)1981: 49.5°F (+2.4 vs 1991–2020)1982: 44.4°F (-2.7 vs 1991–2020)1983: 47.2°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)1984: 47.5°F (+0.4 vs 1991–2020)1985: 45.2°F (-1.9 vs 1991–2020)1986: 47.4°F (+0.3 vs 1991–2020)1987: 49.7°F (+2.6 vs 1991–2020)1988: 49.2°F (+2.1 vs 1991–2020)1989: 46.4°F (-0.7 vs 1991–2020)1990: 48.4°F (+1.3 vs 1991–2020)1991: 48.4°F (+1.3 vs 1991–2020)1992: 47.6°F (+0.5 vs 1991–2020)1993: 44.4°F (-2.7 vs 1991–2020)1994: 48.7°F (+1.6 vs 1991–2020)1995: 46.7°F (-0.4 vs 1991–2020)1996: 43.4°F (-3.7 vs 1991–2020)1997: 46.4°F (-0.7 vs 1991–2020)1998: 47.7°F (+0.6 vs 1991–2020)1999: 48.6°F (+1.5 vs 1991–2020)2000: 47.1°F (-0.0 vs 1991–2020)2001: 48.2°F (+1.1 vs 1991–2020)2002: 47.2°F (+0.1 vs 1991–2020)2003: 47.8°F (+0.7 vs 1991–2020)2004: 48.3°F (+1.2 vs 1991–2020)2005: 49.1°F (+2.0 vs 1991–2020)2006: 49.7°F (+2.6 vs 1991–2020)2007: 49.5°F (+2.4 vs 1991–2020)2008: 45.0°F (-2.1 vs 1991–2020)2009: 44.5°F (-2.6 vs 1991–2020)2010: 46.3°F (-0.8 vs 1991–2020)2011: 45.9°F (-1.2 vs 1991–2020)2012: 50.4°F (+3.3 vs 1991–2020)2013: 46.0°F (-1.1 vs 1991–2020)2014: 45.2°F (-1.9 vs 1991–2020)2015: 48.5°F (+1.4 vs 1991–2020)2016: 49.0°F (+1.9 vs 1991–2020)2017: 47.9°F (+0.8 vs 1991–2020)2018: 44.9°F (-2.2 vs 1991–2020)2019: 43.2°F (-3.9 vs 1991–2020)2020: 47.7°F (+0.6 vs 1991–2020)2021: 48.4°F (+1.3 vs 1991–2020)2022: 46.5°F (-0.6 vs 1991–2020)2023: 47.7°F (+0.6 vs 1991–2020)2024: 50.4°F (+3.3 vs 1991–2020)2025: 49.5°F (+2.4 vs 1991–2020)19432025annual mean temperature · warmer ▲ redder

Days Above / Below the Mark

47 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 32 · record 59 in 1988
102 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 169 · record 196 in 2019

The Full Record

Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.
Show me the data — the full daily record
DateRec HighYrNorm HiNorm LoRec LowYr
Jan 163°199834°12°-20°1974
Jan 266°199835°11°-16°1968
Jan 361°201235°11°-24°1950
Jan 467°202634°11°-27°1950
Jan 573°201234°11°-17°1979
Jan 664°195435°11°-21°1982
Jan 764°200235°11°-18°1968
Jan 872°200235°11°-18°1976
Jan 974°195335°12°-20°1988
Jan 1066°199035°12°-24°1982
Jan 1168°198735°12°-21°1982
Jan 1276°198736°12°-18°2024
Jan 1362°198336°12°-21°2024
Jan 1469°200636°13°-23°1979
Jan 1563°200037°13°-22°1950
Jan 1668°197337°13°-26°1982
Jan 1762°194637°13°-24°1943
Jan 1859°198937°13°-27°1943
Jan 1966°200537°13°-26°1963
Jan 2064°200938°13°-25°1949
Jan 2164°198938°14°-25°1949
Jan 2262°198138°14°-18°1962
Jan 2368°200538°14°-21°1963
Jan 2469°196838°14°-22°1957
Jan 2566°200638°14°-21°1957
Jan 2668°201538°14°-23°1957
Jan 2773°201538°14°-23°1972
Jan 2866°198838°14°-23°1951
Jan 2964°196038°14°-25°1951
Jan 3072°198938°14°-24°2023
Jan 3168°199238°14°-21°1996
Feb 169°202038°14°-25°1996
Feb 264°199138°14°-31°1996
Feb 370°196237°13°-25°1996
Feb 473°200537°13°-21°1989
Feb 573°202637°13°-21°1982
Feb 672°201538°13°-19°2014
Feb 773°198738°13°-22°1971
Feb 874°195437°13°-23°1994
Feb 970°199638°13°-25°1994
Feb 1074°195138°14°-16°2018
Feb 1168°199038°14°-15°1944
Feb 1272°198338°14°-12°2021
Feb 1368°195438°14°-24°2021
Feb 1467°195439°14°-23°2021
Feb 1570°201739°14°-21°2007
Feb 1672°201739°15°-17°1979
Feb 1767°194840°15°-22°2006
Feb 1871°201640°15°-23°2006
Feb 1970°201740°15°-26°2025
Feb 2065°197240°15°-19°2025
Feb 2174°199540°15°-18°2018
Feb 2270°195840°15°-16°2022
Feb 2367°195840°15°-17°2022
Feb 2475°199540°15°-17°2003
Feb 2572°199940°15°-16°2011
Feb 2669°202440°15°-10°2015
Feb 2775°198840°15°-9°1962
Feb 2873°200640°15°-18°1962
Feb 2974°199240°16°-17°1962
Mar 174°197441°16°-18°2014
Mar 270°198341°16°-15°2019
Mar 374°199242°16°-16°2019
Mar 472°202643°17°-15°1943
Mar 576°200044°18°-14°1943
Mar 675°196844°19°-13°1995
Mar 779°202645°19°-13°1996
Mar 873°201446°20°-21°1996
Mar 978°198947°21°-14°1998
Mar 1080°197248°21°-18°1998
Mar 1182°200748°22°-15°1950
Mar 1274°200349°22°-10°1956
Mar 1380°200349°23°-6°1960
Mar 1484°201550°23°-5°1949
Mar 1575°196650°24°-2°1943
Mar 1682°201251°24°-2°1965
Mar 1781°202651°25°-4°1989
Mar 1886°202651°25°-3°1965
Mar 1985°202651°25°-6°1965
Mar 2087°202651°25°-5°1955
Mar 2178°201652°26°-4°2002
Mar 2276°196752°26°-3°1965
Mar 2378°198652°26°-4°1965
Mar 2482°202652°26°-10°1965
Mar 2582°199352°26°-5°1965
Mar 2681°194652°26°2°1996
Mar 2783°201552°26°5°1944
Mar 2882°194352°27°4°1944
Mar 2980°198653°27°5°1944
Mar 3082°194653°27°10°2009
Mar 3183°201254°28°8°2009
Apr 187°201254°28°1°1975
Apr 282°194354°28°8°2002
Apr 380°202154°28°-1°2020
Apr 484°199154°28°10°1968
Apr 582°199155°28°6°2007
Apr 681°197155°28°11°2007
Apr 785°198855°29°7°1997
Apr 888°197755°29°11°2013
Apr 983°197156°29°12°1997
Apr 1087°199656°30°10°1990
Apr 1186°200357°30°11°1957
Apr 1287°200357°31°6°1997
Apr 1386°202457°31°7°2020
Apr 1482°200857°31°5°2020
Apr 1586°195858°31°7°2022
Apr 1687°200558°32°16°2001
Apr 1790°198758°32°16°1953
Apr 1885°196158°32°8°1966
Apr 1989°196259°33°2°1966
Apr 2088°198959°33°14°1959
Apr 2193°198959°34°13°1951
Apr 2285°200959°34°12°2013
Apr 2389°196259°34°21°1988
Apr 2486°196259°34°22°2002
Apr 2584°195560°34°20°1950
Apr 2689°195260°34°17°1994
Apr 2789°198761°35°19°2008
Apr 2885°195161°35°11°1950
Apr 2986°195562°36°9°1950
Apr 3092°199262°36°18°1950
May 186°201562°36°21°2019
May 291°198562°37°19°1954
May 393°195262°37°25°2013
May 483°195562°37°25°2026
May 593°200463°38°22°1944
May 688°196363°38°25°2010
May 790°199264°38°21°2010
May 886°196265°39°25°2002
May 990°196165°40°24°1990
May 1095°202566°40°23°1953
May 1194°202566°41°22°1943
May 1293°202666°41°25°1943
May 1386°196067°41°27°2000
May 1490°198767°42°25°2016
May 1591°197967°42°24°2009
May 1691°201268°42°31°1969
May 1793°198868°43°29°1943
May 1894°200968°43°31°1966
May 1993°199269°44°25°2003
May 2092°195469°44°26°1968
May 2191°196470°44°24°2022
May 2291°201270°45°24°2002
May 2389°198570°45°23°2002
May 2489°202670°45°33°2019
May 2595°196970°46°30°1992
May 2698°196970°46°30°1984
May 2793°194371°46°27°1947
May 2894°200371°46°23°1947
May 2991°196971°47°30°1947
May 3088°196172°47°33°1982
May 3194°202572°47°31°1951
Jun 191°201173°48°31°1951
Jun 289°198673°48°32°1998
Jun 396°202174°48°35°1943
Jun 495°196974°49°36°2001
Jun 597°195074°49°38°1944
Jun 6102°200475°49°34°1944
Jun 7104°198875°50°35°2009
Jun 899°198876°50°35°2019
Jun 998°195676°50°34°2019
Jun 1099°200776°50°35°1947
Jun 11103°201676°51°35°1985
Jun 12103°197976°51°33°1947
Jun 13105°201877°51°32°1969
Jun 1499°202177°51°37°1969
Jun 15101°198978°52°38°1945
Jun 1698°201678°52°39°2000
Jun 1798°198878°52°35°2000
Jun 18102°198879°52°39°1976
Jun 19106°202580°53°34°2024
Jun 20104°198880°53°36°1972
Jun 21103°198880°53°39°1989
Jun 22102°200781°54°40°1989
Jun 23104°200781°54°36°1993
Jun 24106°198882°54°36°1958
Jun 25105°197482°54°42°1968
Jun 26109°201282°55°42°1968
Jun 27108°200283°55°40°1985
Jun 28109°200283°55°41°1944
Jun 2999°199084°56°38°1995
Jun 30102°200784°56°39°1959
Jul 1106°199084°56°44°1968
Jul 2103°202584°56°41°1968
Jul 3106°198985°57°43°1972
Jul 4105°198885°57°44°1972
Jul 5110°197385°57°44°1972
Jul 6109°198985°57°44°1993
Jul 7110°198986°58°48°1994
Jul 8106°200586°58°47°1944
Jul 9103°196686°58°46°1999
Jul 10104°197387°58°46°2007
Jul 11109°195487°59°43°1987
Jul 12105°200387°59°39°1987
Jul 13104°200688°59°46°2008
Jul 14111°200688°59°45°1952
Jul 15109°200588°59°46°1972
Jul 16104°197788°59°46°1950
Jul 17106°200688°59°49°1982
Jul 18105°200588°59°48°1950
Jul 19107°201288°59°49°2009
Jul 20106°200788°59°47°1972
Jul 21106°200788°59°50°1949
Jul 22106°200788°59°48°1951
Jul 23109°200388°59°50°1952
Jul 24112°202688°59°47°1971
Jul 25107°202488°59°44°1971
Jul 26107°202188°59°43°2005
Jul 27109°200687°59°41°1971
Jul 28108°200687°58°41°1971
Jul 29109°200687°58°43°1971
Jul 30104°198887°58°46°2009
Jul 31104°198887°58°42°2009
Aug 1104°202687°58°45°1968
Aug 2103°194787°58°42°1978
Aug 3103°200187°58°43°2026
Aug 4103°202287°58°45°2026
Aug 5104°196187°58°45°1980
Aug 6105°197586°58°45°1989
Aug 7102°198586°58°46°1996
Aug 8106°194786°57°47°1967
Aug 9103°200786°57°46°1985
Aug 10103°200686°57°43°2004
Aug 11105°196586°57°40°2004
Aug 12107°200786°56°45°1964
Aug 13100°200386°56°43°2004
Aug 14100°201586°56°47°2004
Aug 15106°198886°56°46°2009
Aug 16105°202186°56°39°2002
Aug 17104°195986°56°43°1968
Aug 18104°198686°56°41°1978
Aug 19104°197386°56°43°2018
Aug 20101°194786°56°42°1964
Aug 21104°194986°56°38°1966
Aug 22104°194986°56°38°2015
Aug 23101°202086°55°41°2015
Aug 24103°199186°55°43°1972
Aug 25103°199186°55°42°1964
Aug 26103°199186°55°44°1962
Aug 27100°201286°55°41°2019
Aug 28102°196186°55°41°2004
Aug 29107°201285°54°40°1946
Aug 30103°195485°54°38°1992
Aug 3199°196084°54°37°2020
Sep 1103°202384°53°38°1974
Sep 2104°196083°52°36°1974
Sep 3103°200182°52°34°1962
Sep 4104°196082°51°35°2025
Sep 5104°197881°51°33°2025
Sep 6100°197681°50°34°1986
Sep 7103°195980°50°32°2020
Sep 8102°197980°49°30°2020
Sep 999°199879°49°24°2020
Sep 10100°201279°48°27°2020
Sep 1197°199078°48°28°2014
Sep 1297°200477°47°29°1949
Sep 1395°195976°47°24°1993
Sep 14100°194876°46°32°1965
Sep 15103°194875°46°30°1965
Sep 1696°194375°45°26°1991
Sep 17101°200074°45°24°1991
Sep 1896°200474°45°22°1991
Sep 1993°198474°44°29°1983
Sep 2093°196074°44°23°1995
Sep 2195°200773°44°19°1995
Sep 2295°195873°44°24°1985
Sep 2397°199273°43°18°1985
Sep 2494°199272°43°25°1942
Sep 2595°197472°42°18°1942
Sep 2699°202471°42°22°1972
Sep 2794°195270°42°25°1951
Sep 2894°202470°41°26°1984
Sep 29100°202469°41°21°1984
Sep 3094°200569°40°20°1985
Oct 196°201168°40°27°1950
Oct 296°202568°40°24°2009
Oct 394°196367°39°25°1968
Oct 494°194766°39°23°1991
Oct 594°199366°38°19°1952
Oct 689°197565°37°15°2000
Oct 786°195464°37°13°2000
Oct 892°200364°36°14°2009
Oct 988°195563°36°11°2009
Oct 1089°199563°36°16°2009
Oct 1186°195863°35°16°2009
Oct 1290°195663°35°18°1969
Oct 1384°195863°35°15°1969
Oct 1487°195862°34°13°2018
Oct 1591°199162°34°20°2001
Oct 1688°202462°34°14°1992
Oct 1786°201561°34°17°1948
Oct 1889°194761°33°16°1972
Oct 1988°194760°33°15°1976
Oct 2086°194760°32°19°1984
Oct 2189°199259°32°13°1981
Oct 2281°199258°32°12°1981
Oct 2384°197858°31°12°2020
Oct 2483°199257°31°9°1997
Oct 2581°199056°30°2°1997
Oct 2682°198356°30°-7°2020
Oct 2784°201655°29°2°2020
Oct 2882°195054°29°1°1991
Oct 2985°195054°28°-2°2019
Oct 3083°196854°28°-2°1991
Oct 3177°196553°27°2°1991
Nov 176°196553°27°-2°1951
Nov 279°200852°26°-3°1995
Nov 380°202552°26°6°1973
Nov 477°195251°25°0°1959
Nov 579°201051°25°-6°1991
Nov 683°199951°25°1°1991
Nov 783°199950°24°9°1945
Nov 875°196450°24°2°1966
Nov 977°195850°24°-7°1986
Nov 1074°200550°24°-5°1986
Nov 1178°199050°23°-8°1986
Nov 1276°199950°23°-16°1959
Nov 1378°199049°23°-19°1959
Nov 1474°195349°22°-12°2014
Nov 1573°201748°22°-14°1955
Nov 1672°195348°21°-9°1959
Nov 1772°199947°21°-9°2022
Nov 1879°200847°21°-7°2011
Nov 1970°196247°21°-7°1985
Nov 2074°197446°20°-7°1977
Nov 2173°201746°20°-10°2010
Nov 2275°201746°20°-14°1985
Nov 2374°199045°20°-10°2010
Nov 2469°199544°19°-8°2010
Nov 2575°196044°19°-9°1985
Nov 2674°194943°19°-14°1985
Nov 2768°200242°18°-15°1976
Nov 2870°197342°18°-12°1976
Nov 2965°194341°17°-10°2025
Nov 3074°202141°17°-14°1985
Dec 175°202141°17°-19°1985
Dec 269°196041°17°-6°2006
Dec 375°196540°16°-5°2005
Dec 467°198740°16°-11°2013
Dec 565°198140°16°-22°1972
Dec 665°202340°16°-20°1972
Dec 769°198440°16°-13°1995
Dec 870°195740°15°-23°1972
Dec 970°202039°15°-19°1972
Dec 1071°201439°15°-14°1972
Dec 1171°201439°15°-19°2000
Dec 1261°199739°15°-19°2000
Dec 1370°199839°15°-25°1989
Dec 1464°202539°14°-22°1989
Dec 1567°202538°14°-19°2008
Dec 1669°199838°14°-20°1964
Dec 1770°197938°14°-23°1964
Dec 1868°198838°14°-20°2016
Dec 1963°195437°14°-20°1983
Dec 2065°199137°13°-25°1983
Dec 2164°202536°13°-29°1989
Dec 2267°202036°13°-27°1983
Dec 2363°202536°12°-26°1983
Dec 2471°202536°12°-21°1983
Dec 2564°202535°12°-19°2017
Dec 2660°202535°12°-23°1996
Dec 2762°199935°12°-17°1990
Dec 2865°196534°12°-29°1990
Dec 2963°195634°11°-30°1990
Dec 3062°196334°11°-21°1968
Dec 3151°198034°12°-13°1992
Forecast & records → Rapid City station On This Day → national almanac
Data: NOAA/NWS Threaded Extremes (threadex) · normals 1991–2020 · part of Weather Trader