Records for Rapid City Downtown Area, South Dakota (UNRS2thr) on 12-27
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  66°F (1928)
    
 
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      2:  61°F (2022)
    
 
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      3:  60°F (1955)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  -18°F (1925)
    
 
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      2:  -16°F (1894)
    
 
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      3:  -13°F (1924)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  42°F (1947)
    
 
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      2:  39°F (2005)
    
 
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      3:  39°F (1898)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  -7°F (1924)
    
 
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      2:  3°F (1917)
    
 
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      3:  5°F (1925)
    
 
  
 
  Highest December temperature:
  
  79°F on 12-05-1939.
  Lowest December temperature:
  
  -28°F on 12-20-1916.
  Average temperature is 26.8°F
  Average high is 36.4°F
  Average low is 17.1°F
 
  Temperature data from 1888 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  0.15" (1969)
    
 
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      2:  0.09" (1892)
    
 
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      3:  0.06" (1900)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1888 to 2022.