Records for Rapid City Downtown Area, South Dakota (UNRS2thr) on 08-20
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  102°F (1898)
    
 
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      2:  100°F (1903)
    
 
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      3:  97°F (1942)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  43°F (1964)
    
 
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      2:  43°F (1907)
    
 
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      3:  45°F (1935)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  73°F (2020)
    
 
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      2:  70°F (2013)
    
 
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      3:  70°F (2003)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  61°F (1966)
    
 
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      2:  63°F (1916)
    
 
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      3:  64°F (1945)
    
 
  
 
  Highest August temperature:
  
  106°F on 08-01-1900.
  Lowest August temperature:
  
  36°F on 08-28-1911.
  Average temperature is 71.2°F
  Average high is 83°F
  Average low is 59.3°F
 
  Temperature data from 1888 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  0.80" (1906)
    
 
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      2:  0.55" (1965)
    
 
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      3:  0.46" (1958)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1888 to 2022.