Wet Year for Rapid City Airport

October 23, 2015: Even though the last few months have seen below average precipitation in Downtown Rapid City and at the Rapid City Airport, the wet weather during the summer was enough to result in near record rainfall for the year. Recent rains have helped boost the rainfall total to 24.15" since Jan 1, 2015 (as of 12PM on 10/23/15) at the airport, making it the 3rd wettest year on record. Additional climate information can be found below along with some of the rainfall observations from around the area since Thursday afternoon (10/22).

Downtown Rapid City:

Annual:

• 23.44” since Jan 1, 2015 (as of 12 PM 10/23)

• 12th wettest so far

• Wettest year was 1962 with 28.89”

• annual average is 19.79”

Rapid City Airport:

Annual:

• 24.15” since Jan 1, 2015 (as of 12 PM 10/23)

• 3rd wettest so far

• Wettest year was 1946 with 27.70”

• annual average is 16.29”

Pactola Dam:

Annual:

• 29.25” since Jan 1, 2015 (as of 7 AM 10/23)

• 2nd wettest so far

• Wettest year was 1962 with 29.25”

• annual average is 20.31