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The following tables show the climate information for Rapid City, Lead, Gillette, Winner, and Lemmon on Valentine’s Day, as well as the weather at the Rapid City Airport for the past 10 Valentine’s Days. Average highs around the area on February 14th are in the 30s, with average lows in the teens. A wide range of temperatures has occurred on Valentine’s Day, with record highs reaching the 70s in Rapid City and Winner, and record lows dipping into the 20s to 40s below zero across the area.
Temperature (F) |
Rapid City* |
Lead |
Gillette |
Winner |
Lemmon |
Highest |
70 in 1921 |
60 in 1981 |
58 in 1981 |
74 in 1954 |
60 in 1981 |
Lowest |
-31 in 1936 |
-27 in 1936 |
-30 in 1936 |
-30 in 1936 |
-41 in 1936 |
Average High |
39 |
36 |
38 |
38 |
33 |
Average Low |
15 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
Precipitation (in.) |
Rapid City |
Lead |
Gillette |
Winner |
Lemmon |
Max Precip. |
0.86 in 1889 |
0.56 in 1918 |
0.25 in 1972 |
0.31 in 1935 |
0.60 in 1910 |
Days Measured Precip. |
51 times or 39% |
50 times or 45% |
24 times or 20% |
16 times or 15% |
20 times or 18% |
Max Snowfall |
10.0 in 1889 |
7.7 in 1991 |
3.7 in 1972 |
6.0 in 1932 |
6.0 in 1910 |
Days Measured Snow |
48 times or 36% |
48 times or 43% |
23 times or 19% |
13 times or 12% |
13 times or 12% |
Max Snow Depth |
8 in 1949 |
28 in 2010 and 1994 |
10 in 2001 |
30 in 1936 |
18 in 1978 and 1910 |
Year Records Began |
1888 |
1909 |
1902 |
1910 |
1909 |
* Precipitation, records, and frequencies for Rapid City were compiled from the office’s three locations: The original downtown Weather Bureau Office (WBO) data from 1888-1942; the airport data began in 1942, and the East Rapid City Weather Forecast Office (WFO) started in 1996.
Weather at the Rapid City Airport on the Last 10 Valentine’s Days |
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Year |
High Temperature (F) |
Low Temperature (F) |
Average Temperature (F) |
Precipitation (in.) |
Snowfall (in.) |
Snow Depth (in.) |
2019 |
16 | 2 | 39 | T | 0.1 | T |
2018 |
54 |
14 | 34 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1 |
2017 | 51 | 23 | 37 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
0 |
2016 |
44 |
26 |
35.0 |
0.01 |
0.0 |
0 |
2015 |
36 |
16 |
26.0 |
Trace |
Trace |
0 |
2014 |
45 |
31 |
38.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
2013 |
47 |
13 |
30.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
1 |
2012 |
49 |
21 |
35.0 |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0 |
2011 |
57 |
27 |
42.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
2010 |
20 |
5 |
12.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |