Station Overview Station Location
Station Number SD-PN-57 Latitude 44.0623779296875
Station Name Rapid City 4.7 E Longitude -103.139831542969
County Pennington Elevation (ft) 3159



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 14 1.38 1.37 7 1.37 7 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 0.59 0.90 7 0.90 7 0.00 0 0 5 2 8.1 2 2
Dec 14 0.33 0.65 6 0.65 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 1.0 1 0
Jan 15 0.30 0.09 4 0.09 4 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 0.43 0.44 7 0.44 7 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
March 15 0.97 0.06 2 0.06 2 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
April 15 1.84 1.13 10 1.13 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
May 15 3.55 6.08 18 6.08 18 0.00 0 0 18 0 0.0 0 0
June 15 2.83 7.25 18 7.25 18 0.00 0 0 17 1 0.0 0 0
July 15 2.03 3.58 11 3.58 11 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 1.85 2.45 8 2.45 8 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 1.36 0.41 4 0.41 4 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 17.46" 24.41" 102 days 24.41" 102 0.00" 0 days 0 93 days 9 days 9.1" 3 days 2 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2014 0.63
10/2/2014 0.23
10/3/2014 0.17
10/4/2014
10/5/2014
10/6/2014 T
10/7/2014
10/8/2014
10/9/2014
10/10/2014
10/11/2014
10/12/2014 0.02
10/13/2014 0.32
10/14/2014
10/15/2014
10/16/2014
10/17/2014
10/18/2014
10/19/2014
10/20/2014
10/21/2014
10/22/2014
10/23/2014
10/24/2014
10/25/2014
10/26/2014
10/27/2014 T
10/28/2014
10/29/2014
10/30/2014
10/31/2014
11/1/2014
11/2/2014
11/3/2014
11/4/2014
11/5/2014 T
11/6/2014
11/7/2014
11/8/2014
11/9/2014
11/10/2014 0.25
11/11/2014 0.27
11/12/2014
11/13/2014
11/14/2014
11/15/2014 0.13
11/16/2014
11/17/2014 T
11/18/2014
11/19/2014
11/20/2014
11/21/2014
11/22/2014
11/23/2014
11/24/2014
11/25/2014 0.20
11/26/2014
11/27/2014
11/28/2014
11/29/2014
11/30/2014 0.05
12/1/2014
12/2/2014
12/3/2014
12/4/2014
12/5/2014
12/6/2014
12/7/2014
12/8/2014
12/9/2014
12/10/2014
12/11/2014
12/12/2014
12/13/2014
12/14/2014
12/15/2014 0.03
12/16/2014
12/17/2014
12/18/2014
12/19/2014
12/20/2014
12/21/2014
12/22/2014
12/23/2014 0.20
12/24/2014
12/25/2014 0.15
12/26/2014 0.12
12/27/2014
12/28/2014
12/29/2014 0.12
12/30/2014 0.03
12/31/2014
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015
1/2/2015
1/3/2015
1/4/2015 T
1/5/2015 0.05
1/6/2015 0.02
1/7/2015
1/8/2015
1/9/2015 0.02
1/10/2015
1/11/2015
1/12/2015
1/13/2015
1/14/2015
1/15/2015
1/16/2015
1/17/2015
1/18/2015
1/19/2015
1/20/2015
1/21/2015
1/22/2015
1/23/2015
1/24/2015
1/25/2015
1/26/2015
1/27/2015
1/28/2015
1/29/2015
1/30/2015
1/31/2015
2/1/2015 0.07
2/2/2015
2/3/2015
2/4/2015 0.02
2/5/2015
2/6/2015
2/7/2015
2/8/2015
2/9/2015
2/10/2015
2/11/2015
2/12/2015
2/13/2015
2/14/2015
2/15/2015
2/16/2015 0.07
2/17/2015 0.08
2/18/2015
2/19/2015
2/20/2015
2/21/2015 T
2/22/2015 0.03
2/23/2015
2/24/2015
2/25/2015
2/26/2015 0.17
2/27/2015
2/28/2015
3/1/2015
3/2/2015
3/3/2015 0.06
3/4/2015
3/5/2015
3/6/2015
3/7/2015
3/8/2015
3/9/2015
3/10/2015
3/11/2015
3/12/2015
3/13/2015
3/14/2015
3/15/2015
3/16/2015
3/17/2015
3/18/2015
3/19/2015
3/20/2015
3/21/2015
3/22/2015
3/23/2015
3/24/2015 T
3/25/2015
3/26/2015
3/27/2015
3/28/2015
3/29/2015
3/30/2015
3/31/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015
4/2/2015
4/3/2015
4/4/2015
4/5/2015
4/6/2015
4/7/2015 0.20
4/8/2015
4/9/2015 0.18
4/10/2015
4/11/2015
4/12/2015
4/13/2015
4/14/2015
4/15/2015
4/16/2015 0.15
4/17/2015 0.02
4/18/2015 0.04
4/19/2015 0.14
4/20/2015
4/21/2015
4/22/2015
4/23/2015
4/24/2015 0.18
4/25/2015 0.10
4/26/2015 0.02
4/27/2015
4/28/2015 0.10
4/29/2015
4/30/2015
5/1/2015
5/2/2015
5/3/2015
5/4/2015 0.27
5/5/2015 0.12
5/6/2015
5/7/2015 0.12
5/8/2015 0.02
5/9/2015 0.25
5/10/2015 1.20
5/11/2015 0.17
5/12/2015
5/13/2015
5/14/2015 0.03
5/15/2015 0.04
5/16/2015 1.12
5/17/2015 0.03
5/18/2015
5/19/2015
5/20/2015 0.27
5/21/2015
5/22/2015
5/23/2015
5/24/2015 0.35
5/25/2015 1.00
5/26/2015 0.57
5/27/2015
5/28/2015 0.03
5/29/2015 0.36
5/30/2015 0.13
5/31/2015
6/1/2015
6/2/2015 0.01
6/3/2015 1.20
6/4/2015 1.17
6/5/2015 0.02
6/6/2015 T
6/7/2015
6/8/2015
6/9/2015
6/10/2015
6/11/2015 0.53
6/12/2015 0.30
6/13/2015
6/14/2015 0.04
6/15/2015 0.30
6/16/2015 0.08
6/17/2015
6/18/2015 1.13
6/19/2015
6/20/2015 0.13
6/21/2015 0.54
6/22/2015
6/23/2015 0.21
6/24/2015 1.28
6/25/2015 0.01
6/26/2015 0.22
6/27/2015
6/28/2015
6/29/2015 0.08
6/30/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.05
7/2/2015 0.47
7/3/2015
7/4/2015
7/5/2015
7/6/2015 0.36
7/7/2015 0.02
7/8/2015
7/9/2015
7/10/2015
7/11/2015
7/12/2015
7/13/2015 0.01
7/14/2015
7/15/2015 1.15
7/16/2015 0.24
7/17/2015
7/18/2015 T
7/19/2015
7/20/2015
7/21/2015
7/22/2015
7/23/2015
7/24/2015
7/25/2015 0.02
7/26/2015 0.05
7/27/2015
7/28/2015 1.21
7/29/2015
7/30/2015
7/31/2015
8/1/2015
8/2/2015
8/3/2015
8/4/2015
8/5/2015
8/6/2015 0.06
8/7/2015
8/8/2015
8/9/2015
8/10/2015 0.04
8/11/2015
8/12/2015
8/13/2015
8/14/2015
8/15/2015
8/16/2015
8/17/2015 0.50
8/18/2015 1.10
8/19/2015 0.05
8/20/2015
8/21/2015
8/22/2015
8/23/2015
8/24/2015
8/25/2015
8/26/2015
8/27/2015 0.66
8/28/2015 0.03
8/29/2015
8/30/2015
8/31/2015 0.01
9/1/2015
9/2/2015
9/3/2015
9/4/2015
9/5/2015 0.03
9/6/2015
9/7/2015
9/8/2015
9/9/2015
9/10/2015
9/11/2015
9/12/2015
9/13/2015
9/14/2015
9/15/2015
9/16/2015
9/17/2015
9/18/2015
9/19/2015
9/20/2015
9/21/2015
9/22/2015
9/23/2015
9/24/2015
9/25/2015
9/26/2015
9/27/2015
9/28/2015 0.25
9/29/2015 0.10
9/30/2015 0.03



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M Part of what was on going rain event, stopped by about noon time on Tusday. We set a record for rain in September here.
10/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
10/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
10/6/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M M M
10/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
10/27/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/5/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M 0.25 This is a continuing event, with snow and blowing snow, not heavy but persistent.
11/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.27 2.1 0.27 3.0 0.52 Storm ended in the afternoon, moisture represents about 3 inches of snow
11/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.13 6.0 0.13 10.0 M Snow is continuing
11/17/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M
11/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
11/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M 0.05 M M Snow remained in some places after some melt, and so now with the small amount of snow, the ground is not fully covered, it is skiff of snow, I do not know how to measure such a small amount of snow.It was not snowing at 9 PM or at 7 AM no idea when it snowed.
12/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 T 0.03 M M On going event, a lot of wind it is blowing a little snow round, hard to tell at 7AM if it was still snowing or not.
12/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 M 0.20 M M Stopped snowing now at about 8;30, impossible to measure accurately snow fall, wind has blown less than and inch of snow, I think, into drifts in some places and there is bare ground other places, no surface has been spared to measure the snow.
12/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M This was on going storm, now late in the day snow has stopped.
12/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 1.0 M M M Snow stopped early afternoon,about an inch in all. Some drifted old snow is present in places.
12/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 M 0.12 M M Very light snow still falling, at 7AM, snowed from 4 PM to 6 PM and then some time after that a little more. One inch of old snow and 2 inches of new. At 10 PM the clouds were so thin I could see the Moon. If it was snowing it was too light to be seen.
12/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M We had periods of "powdered sugar" snow on Monday, amounting to a fraction of an inch, we have about 3 and half inches of old snow and with the cold, none of it is going anywhere soon.
1/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Snowed lightly afternoon, no new snow over night, about 3 inches of old snow still on the ground.
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Mixed bag of weather yesterday, temperature rose above freezing and some snow melted, it rained, and then snowed a little in the afternoon, the wind blew it off the roads nicely!
1/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Snow shower, morning into afternoon, white out conditions briefly, -7 now with full sun and no wind.
2/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M a very small amount of snow on top of freezing rain, causes some traffic problems, very cold this AM and still only 6 outside.
2/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Small amount of snow fell over night, covered the sidewalk.
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Fraction of an inch of snow on the ground at 7AM snow shower at 7;30, sky is now partly cloudy at 8:30 AM.
2/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Most of the less than an inch snow melted before the new less than an Inch snow fell in mostly shower form, off an on late morning into the over night hours.
2/21/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Less than an inch over night on bare ground, flurries at 7AM, heavier snowfall, soon after, an inch possible.
2/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Some snow showers in the AM and a less than an inch overnight.
2/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Snow showers in the day time yesterday, heavier snow at both 6 and 10 PM, still not even an inch of snow on the ground at 7 AM.Sky is now clear and no wind only 3 above.
3/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Temp got to 44 yesterday and melted all remaining snow, now less than an inch on the ground, sun trying to shine, temp 14, our high for the day perhaps.
3/24/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Rained a little in the afternoon into the evening, in showery fashion, we hoped for more!
4/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Light rain over night, cloudy today but no rain or snow forcast until tomorrow, we need every bit we can get we had such a dry Winter.
4/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Misty weather yesterday after noon, stopped for awhile but was raining at 10 PM, cold here, just above freezing, windy, sun is trying to break through , we need more rain!
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Over night
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain over night,raining lightly now we wish for more!
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Showery in the afternoon on Thursday and may have continued into the night, morning is partly cloudy and cool, several days it may rain, we sure hope so.
4/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Small showers in the afternoon yesterday and perhaps into the evening, the grass was wet this AM, looks like more chance of showers coming our way for the next few days before a nice warm up by May 1.
4/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Rained after 10PM, clear at that time, raining at 7 had stopped by 8, we are getting into a cooler and rainier period it looks like.
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Raining yesterday at7 AM , continued to shower through the morning.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M It was not raining at 10 PM and was raining lightly 7 AM, clouds are lightening up now to the West where the weather comes from here.
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M It was raining at 10PM and still raining at 7AM and now at 9AM rain is changing to snow as we are forcast to get a lot of snow in the next 24 hours.
5/10/2015 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M Snow started about 9AM continued on and off all day overnight, mostly snow coming down like rain, not much flaking. About 4 inches of snow so far
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Snow still on the ground is about 2 inches in most places, snow total for the event was 1.57
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Wasn't raining at 10 PM misting before 7 AM and then rained right along this AM for time.
5/16/2015 7:00 AM 1.12 M M M M Began raining in the AM, didn't rain for some hours in the afternoon, it as raining at 9:30PM , foggy and very wet at 7 AM. Partly cloudy today, and the cotton is dry and flying in the wind.
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M small shower betwee 6 and 7 AM, then became partly cloudy and very windy all day.
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Raining at 10PM , still wet and spitting rain at 7AM party cloudy all day and not what you would call Spring temperatures.
5/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M
5/25/2015 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Not raining at 7 Am but rained shortly after and steady all day, no flooding here but water ran down the hill from Mt Rushmore to and through Keystone,SD and some roads are underwater near where I live but I am high and dry. Soil takes water up like a sponge no matter how much falls it seems.
5/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Fell in down pour, didn't hear of any flooding from it.
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Showers from afternoon probably into the night, side walk not wet at 10PM or & 7 AM, never saw it raining.
5/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Showers and thunderstorms in the PM on Th, raining at 5 PM not at 10, raining lightly but persistently at 7AM.
5/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Raining at 7AM yesterday, stopped not long after, froze the bird bath water last night, just a few feet from the rain gauge didn't freeze the water in it, will be in low 80's tomorrow,such is Spring in South Dakota.
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M Rained hard late afternoon, measured .60, the rest came over night, done by 11.
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 1.17 M M M M First Rain was about 12;15, and then thunder and lightening and rain abut 3 AM, cool and cloudy now, maybe more rain for the next few days.
6/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Not raining at 10PM side walk still wet at 7AM. sun trying to shine and we are due for a warm up and less chances of rain in the next few days.
6/6/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M From showers in the AM on Wed and in the early AM on Th, not raining at 7 but started again shortly after
6/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Rained from shortly afer 7AM to mid afternoon, sunny and windy now, no rain for a few days would be good here.
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M A shower about 5:30 AM, partly cloudy all day
6/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Raining lightly just before 5AM not raining at 7AM. Partly cloudy and nice this AM.
6/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Probably after Midnight, not raining at 7AM remains cold and cloudy.
6/18/2015 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M First rain was ,5;15 to 6 PM and we got .27 the rest fell between 10;30 and 11;30 with small hail.
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
6/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Two showers one from about 6 to 7 of .13 the rest fell after midnight.
6/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Heard it raining in the night, no idea what time it was, probably after midnight, this morning cloudy and cool.
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Flooding on Rapid Creek Pennington County SD is bad in some places, rural roads are out South of Hyway 44 East of Rapid City and the creek is bank full everywhere I saw it this AM.
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Came in two longish showers AM and PM,then the sky cleared and the sun set in almost cloudless shy and that is what we have this morning.
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M A shower in the early morning hours
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Big clap of thunder at about 10;30 PM little rain that was all.
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Clap of thunder in the night about 10;30, must have rained fairly steady for while, didn't hear it at all.
7/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Thunder and rain late in the evening, not raining at 10PM
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Over night not sure if it was PM or AM
7/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
7/15/2015 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Shower around 6 PM, major rain in the night about 1;30 AM.
7/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Two showers one between 3 and 4;30 the other 7 PM
7/18/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
7/28/2015 7:00 AM 1.21 M M M M Heavy rain and small hail, winds very strong, visibility impaired on the street.
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Very light rain fell from about 7;30, raining still at 9PM, lightening and interesting thunder but not much rain here.
8/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
8/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Still raining at 7AM
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Raining at 7AM yesterday, stopped at about 8, began raining again about 7:30 PM and may have rained all night. Raining lightly at 7 AM , and light drizzle since.
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Intermittent showers yesterday, mostly afternoon
8/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Rain began at 10PM unknown how long it lasted, sprinkling lightly at 7AM, cloudy and cool. Heat will return tomorrow, summer is hot at the end.
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Believe it was early morning rain, cloudy at 7AM now the sun is going to shine and it will be warm.
8/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M A little rain last night as the eclipse began, after the clouds over took the moon, no idea if all of the rain fell before midnight or not..
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M There was a little rain in the day time yesterday while I was gone, but more may have fallen after mid night I do not know. Cloudy today, sun once in awhile but the look of Fall is here.
9/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M It appeared this might have been heavy dew and not rain but that is a guess.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground