Rapid City Downtown, SD: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 50.2°F in Rapid City Downtown, SD, the warmest year since 2024, 11th warmest of 114.

2025

Mean temperature: 50.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 11th warmest of 114
Precipitation: 18.80 in; Wettest since 2023; 51st wettest of 114

The mean temperature of every year in Rapid City Downtown, SD since 1888: 50.2°F in 2025; the highest is 51.9°F, in 2012.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Rapid City Downtown, SD from 1888 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	50.2	11	61.3	14	39.1	8	18.80	51	0
2024	51.4	2	62.6	4	40.1	2	15.29	84	0
2023	49.9	13	60.3	30	39.4	6	23.10	18	0
2022	48.8	31	60.4	27	37.2	35	16.26	73	0
2021	50.8	6	61.9	11	39.7	5	14.17	91	0
2020	49.8	14	61	16	38.7	12	16.18	74	0
2019	44.9	106	54.4	113	35.4	71	31.73	1	0
2018	46.6	79	56.9	99	36.3	57	27.40	4	0
2017	49.7	18	60.6	24	38.8	10	12.87	102	0
2016	51.1	3	62	8	40.3	1	13.79	95	0
2015	50.4	8	60.8	21	39.9	4	24.20	12	0
2014	46.6	79	57.2	94	35.9	63	23.73	14	0
2013	47.6	56	58.1	75	37	39	23.07	20	0
2012	51.9	1	63.8	1	40	3	11.39	105	0
2011	47.1	67	57.8	77	36.5	49	23.57	15	0
2010	47.2	64	57.6	83	36.8	43	19.56	44	1
2009	45.8	93	56.2	105	35.3	75	21.05	31	0
2008	46.1	89	57	97	35.2	78	24.39	11	0
2007	49.6	20	60.6	24	38.6	15	16.09	76	0
2006	49.8	14	60.5	26	39.1	8	16.64	70	1
2005	49.4	23	60.2	31	38.5	18	15.26	85	1
2004	48.7	34	59.8	37	37.6	27	15.04	86	0
2003	48.8	31	59.7	39	38	22	14.27	90	3
2002	48.1	43	58.8	63	37.3	33	14.53	88	1
2001	49.2	25	59.6	42	38.7	12	19.06	48	0
2000	48.3	40	59.1	57	37.5	30	20.48	35	3
1999	49.5	22	60.7	23	38.6	15	22.25	25	13
1998	48.7	34	58.6	67	38.7	12	25.23	8	1
1997	47.4	61	57.5	87	37.2	35	22.56	22	2
1996	43.6	114	53.9	114	33.2	106	23.50	16	7
1972									264
1971	47.2	64	58.4	69	36	59	21.59	26	1
1970	47.8	53	59.1	57	36.5	49	20.76	32	0
1969	48	45	59.6	42	36.4	53	16.13	75	1
1968	48.1	43	59.5	46	36.6	47	19.53	45	0
1967	48.2	42	59.5	46	36.8	43	22.28	24	1
1966	47.3	63	59.3	51	35.4	71	23.08	19	1
1965	47.9	48	59.3	51	36.5	49	19.22	47	0
1964	48.6	36	60.2	31	37	39	16.65	69	1
1963	50.4	8	62.1	6	38.6	15	22.52	23	0
1962	48.8	31	60.4	27	37.2	35	28.89	2	1
1961	50	12	62.1	6	38	22	10.29	110	1
1960	48.6	36	60.4	27	36.7	46	13.03	101	0
1959	48	45	59.6	42	36.6	47	15.59	79	4
1958	48.9	28	60.2	31	37.6	27	16.82	65	1
1957	47.1	67	57.8	77	36.4	53	21.46	28	0
1956	49.2	25	61	16	37.3	33	16.47	71	5
1955	47.9	48	59.8	37	35.9	63	17.21	62	0
1954	49.8	14	61.7	12	38	22	14.11	92	1
1953	50.6	7	62	8	39.2	7	20.29	38	2
1952	49.8	14	62	8	37.5	30	12.37	103	0
1951	45.1	103	57.1	96	33.1	109	18.84	50	3
1950	45.5	97	57.7	80	33	110	14.35	89	15
1949	47	72	59.7	39	34.4	94	18.32	55	0
1948	47.2	64	59	60	35.3	75	16.99	63	0
1947	47.9	48	59.3	51	36.4	53	17.71	60	0
1946	49.3	24	60.8	21	37.7	26	27.42	3	0
1945	46.7	76	57.6	83	35.7	68	19.88	40	0
1944	46.7	76	57.5	87	35.8	66	19.75	42	0
1943	47.6	56	59.7	39	35.5	70	15.57	80	0
1942	47.5	59	58.2	73	36.8	43	19.26	46	0
1941	48.6	36	59.6	42	37.6	27	20.55	34	0
1940	48.4	39	59.5	46	37.4	32	11.27	106	0
1939	50.4	8	62.4	5	38.3	20	11.02	107	0
1938	49.7	18	61	16	38.4	19	15.71	78	0
1937	46.3	85	57.6	83	35	81	13.99	94	0
1936	47.1	67	59.1	57	35.1	79	7.51	114	0
1935	47.7	55	59.4	50	36	59	15.40	82	0
1934	51	4	63.7	2	38.3	20	10.20	111	0
1933	49.2	25	61.1	15	37.2	35	17.88	58	0
1932	46.8	75	58.2	73	35.4	71	20.76	32	0
1931	50.9	5	62.9	3	38.8	10	9.31	113	1
1930	48	45	59.5	46	36.5	49	13.74	97	0
1929	44.4	110	55.6	110	33.2	106	24.44	10	0
1928	47.4	61	58.7	66	36	59	16.80	66	3
1927	44.4	110	54.9	112	33.9	100	25.86	7	0
1926	47.8	53	59.3	51	36.3	57	21.08	30	0
1925	47.5	59	58.9	61	36	59	18.80	51	1
1924	44.6	108	56.4	102	32.9	111	14.91	87	0
1923	46.9	74	58.3	71	35.4	71	25.10	9	0
1922	45.9	91	57.4	91	34.4	94	21.50	27	0
1921	48.9	28	61	16	37	39	13.31	100	2
1920	45.6	96	56.6	100	34.6	89	23.86	13	1
1919	46.2	87	57.8	77	34.5	92	19.05	49	0
1918	46.6	79	58.1	75	35.1	79	20.38	36	0
1917	44.2	112	56.2	105	32.1	113	16.87	64	0
1916	43.8	113	55.8	109	31.8	114	15.95	77	0
1915	45.2	101	55.5	111	35	81	27.14	5	0
1914	47.9	48	60	36	35.8	66	15.33	83	1
1913	45.9	91	57.5	87	34.2	98	18.32	55	0
1912	45.1	103	56.4	102	33.7	103	17.79	59	0
1911	47	72	58.9	61	35	81	10.55	109	0
1910	48.9	28	60.9	20	36.9	42	17.56	61	0
1909	45.5	97	57.3	92	33.7	103	20.38	36	0
1908	47.1	67	58.8	63	35.3	75	19.63	43	0
1907	44.9	106	56.5	101	33.3	105	18.40	54	0
1906	46.1	89	57.7	80	34.6	89	19.85	41	0
1905	45.1	103	56	108	34.2	98	27.06	6	0
1904	46.5	83	58.8	63	34.3	96	16.40	72	0
1903	45.8	93	57.3	92	34.3	96	21.28	29	0
1902	46.2	87	57.6	83	34.8	87	18.51	53	0
1901	48.3	40	60.2	31	36.4	53	23.25	17	0
1900	49.6	20	61.4	13	37.8	25	13.32	99	0
1899	44.6	108	56.3	104	32.9	111	16.71	68	0
1898	46.5	83	58.4	69	34.6	89	10.98	108	0
1897	46.6	79	58.3	71	35	81	12.32	104	0
1896	46.7	76	58.5	68	35	81	13.68	98	0
1895	45.4	99	57	97	33.8	102	15.48	81	0
1894	47.9	48	60.1	35	35.7	68	13.75	96	0
1893	45.7	95	57.5	87	33.9	100	9.61	112	0
1892	45.4	99	56.2	105	34.5	92	20.03	39	0
1891	46.3	85	57.7	80	34.8	87	16.75	67	0
1890	47.1	67	59.2	55	34.9	86	14.02	93	1
1889	47.6	56	59.2	55	35.9	63	17.93	57	0
1888	45.2	101	57.2	94	33.2	106	22.75	21	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	51.9
2024	51.4
2016	51.1
1934	51
1931	50.9
2021	50.8
1953	50.6
2015	50.4
1963	50.4
1939	50.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1996	43.6
1916	43.8
1917	44.2
1929	44.4
1927	44.4
1924	44.6
1899	44.6
2019	44.9
1907	44.9
1951	45.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	31.73
1962	28.89
1946	27.42
2018	27.40
1915	27.14
1905	27.06
1927	25.86
1998	25.23
1923	25.10
1929	24.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	7.51
1931	9.31
1893	9.61
1934	10.20
1961	10.29
1911	10.55
1898	10.98
1939	11.02
1940	11.27
2012	11.39

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 20 June 2025
Coldest night: -20°F; 20 February 2025
Wettest day: 1.12 in; 25 June 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	23.5°F 46th coldest of 115	0.49 in 33rd wettest of 115
February	17.9°F 14th coldest of 114	0.35 in 44th driest of 115
March	41.7°F 10th warmest of 115	0.73 in 39th driest of 115
April	47.6°F 30th warmest of 113	2.35 in 42nd wettest of 114
May	57.4°F 30th warmest of 114	2.63 in 53rd driest of 114
June	68.3°F 21st warmest of 114	1.74 in 21st driest of 114
July	72.5°F 52nd coldest of 114	5.13 in 7th wettest of 114
August	72.8°F 35th warmest of 114	1.52 in 54th driest of 114
September	67.2°F 9th warmest of 114	1.52 in 34th wettest of 114
October	53.6°F 18th warmest of 114	1.56 in 23rd wettest of 114
November	42°F 20th warmest of 113	0.47 in 39th wettest of 114
December	35.6°F 8th warmest of 113	0.31 in 55th wettest of 114

Hot days and freezes

Rapid City Downtown, SD has had 25 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, tied 55th most of 114 (with 2013, 1917 and 1909).
Rapid City Downtown, SD has had 2 days at 100°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, tied 35th most of 114 (with 2020, 2016, 2011 and 15 other years).
Rapid City Downtown, SD has had 119 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, 113th most of 114.
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Rapid City Downtown, SD came on Wednesday 29 October 2025, the earliest since 2023, 111th earliest of 114.
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Rapid City Downtown, SD came on Sunday 20 April 2025, the latest since 2024, tied 104th latest of 114 (with 1964).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
25 December	Warmest day	68°F	63°F 1963	Provisional
22 December	Warmest day	68°F	65°F 2020	Provisional
25 October	Warmest day	79°F	77°F 2007, 1955, 1940, 1927	Provisional
3 October	Warmest day	93°F	91°F 1922	Provisional
20 June	Warmest day	103°F	98°F 1910	Provisional
1 June	Warmest day	91°F	90°F 1911	Provisional
12 May	Warmest day	94°F	89°F 1941, 1894	Provisional
11 May	Warmest day	95°F	92°F 1940	Provisional
20 February	Coldest night	-20°F	-19°F 1918	Provisional
19 February	Coldest night	-18°F	-17°F 1929, 1918	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2025 brought 18.80 in of precipitation in Rapid City Downtown, SD, the wettest year since 2023, tied 51st wettest of 114 (with 1925).
The hottest day of 2025 in Rapid City Downtown, SD: 103°F on Friday 20 June 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Rapid City Downtown, SD: a low of -20°F on Thursday 20 February 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Rapid City Downtown, SD: 1.12 in on Wednesday 25 June 2025.