Records for Rapid City Downtown Area, South Dakota (UNRS2thr) on 01-01
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  64°F (1998)
    
 
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      2:  64°F (1939)
    
 
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      3:  62°F (1902)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  -22°F (1924)
    
 
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      2:  -19°F (1928)
    
 
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      3:  -18°F (2018)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  45°F (1998)
    
 
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      2:  44°F (1918)
    
 
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      3:  40°F (1939)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  -5°F (1924)
    
 
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      2:  -3°F (1911)
    
 
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      3:  -1°F (1942)
    
 
  
 
  Highest January temperature:
  
  73°F on 01-08-2002.
  Lowest January temperature:
  
  -33°F on 01-12-1916.
  Average temperature is 26.7°F
  Average high is 36.5°F
  Average low is 16.9°F
 
  Temperature data from 1888 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  0.28" (1970)
    
 
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      2:  0.21" (1960)
    
 
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      3:  0.20" (1968)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1888 to 2022.