Rapid City - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Rapid City, South Dakota. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2018? When was the last time Rapid City got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Rapid City and the date it occurred. If a date has a plus sign beside it that means the same amount of snow also fell on at least one other day earlier in the year.
These snowfall extremes were measured at Rapid City Regional Airport and go back to 1949, with data missing for most of 1996 to 2005. For the years with records, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Rapid City is 20.0 inches (50.8 centimetres) on April 9, 2013.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| – | 2023 | – |
| – | 2022 | – |
| – | 2021 | – |
| – | 2020 | – |
| – | 2019 | – |
| 9.6 | March 16, 2018 | 24.4 |
| 3.5 | January 24, 2017 | 8.9 |
| 5.0 | December 25, 2016 | 12.7 |
| 6.9 | May 10, 2015 | 17.5 |
| 5.0 | November 10, 2014 + | 12.7 |
| 20.0 | April 09, 2013 | 50.8 |
| 2.4 | December 24, 2012 | 6.1 |
| 9.7 | February 20, 2011 | 24.6 |
| 5.8 | November 22, 2010 | 14.7 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 12.4 | April 04, 2009 | 31.5 |
| 11.0 | May 02, 2008 | 27.9 |
| 3.9 | December 08, 2007 + | 9.9 |
| 6.0 | March 12, 2006 | 15.2 |
| – | 2005 | – |
| – | 2004 | – |
| – | 2003 | – |
| – | 2002 | – |
| – | 2001 | – |
| 14.0 | April 19, 2000 | 35.6 |
| 12.5 | March 05, 1999 | 31.8 |
| – | 1998 | – |
| – | 1997 | – |
| – | 1996 | – |
| 7.3 | October 22, 1995 | 18.5 |
| 6.8 | April 26, 1994 | 17.3 |
| 5.7 | January 08, 1993 | 14.5 |
| 6.4 | December 12, 1992 | 16.3 |
| 6.5 | April 11, 1991 | 16.5 |
| 4.0 | March 06, 1990 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | October 29, 1989 | 9.9 |
| 6.7 | March 11, 1988 | 17.0 |
| 7.1 | February 26, 1987 | 18.0 |
| 4.5 | November 07, 1986 + | 11.4 |
| 10.2 | March 03, 1985 | 25.9 |
| 8.1 | April 25, 1984 | 20.6 |
| 4.0 | May 11, 1983 | 10.2 |
| 4.6 | March 17, 1982 | 11.7 |
| 1.7 | December 15, 1981 | 4.3 |
| 4.6 | February 14, 1980 | 11.7 |
| 2.9 | January 12, 1979 | 7.4 |
| 4.6 | February 12, 1978 | 11.7 |
| 9.8 | March 29, 1977 | 24.9 |
| 3.5 | April 27, 1976 | 8.9 |
| 9.8 | December 31, 1975 | 24.9 |
| 3.7 | April 11, 1974 | 9.4 |
| 12.2 | March 14, 1973 | 31.0 |
| 3.0 | February 01, 1972 | 7.6 |
| 7.1 | October 28, 1971 | 18.0 |
| 15.6 | April 18, 1970 | 39.6 |
| 4.6 | April 27, 1969 | 11.7 |
| 5.6 | April 13, 1968 | 14.2 |
| 13.6 | April 30, 1967 | 34.5 |
| 6.7 | March 22, 1966 | 17.0 |
| 5.1 | May 08, 1965 | 13.0 |
| 3.8 | February 19, 1964 | 9.7 |
| 14.7 | March 16, 1963 | 37.3 |
| 3.4 | February 17, 1962 | 8.6 |
| 2.4 | October 28, 1961 | 6.1 |
| 3.4 | December 04, 1960 | 8.6 |
| 9.4 | April 19, 1959 | 23.9 |
| 4.0 | January 30, 1958 | 10.2 |
| 4.6 | April 03, 1957 | 11.7 |
| 5.9 | November 02, 1956 | 15.0 |
| 5.1 | February 09, 1955 | 13.0 |
| 11.0 | March 12, 1954 | 27.9 |
| 8.7 | February 09, 1953 | 22.1 |
| 2.6 | March 12, 1952 | 6.6 |
| 5.2 | March 02, 1951 | 13.2 |
| 8.9 | March 26, 1950 | 22.6 |
| 8.5 | January 03, 1949 | 21.6 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.