Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971, so the data is from that year. Below is a listing of the climate records on Memorial Day for Rapid City, Lead, Gillette, Winner, and Lemmon, as well as the weather at the Rapid City Airport for the past 10 Memorial Days. Record high temperatures have broken 90 degrees in some places, and record lows have been around 30. Last Memorial Day was cool and rainy at the Rapid City Airport.
|
Temperature (°F) |
Rapid City* |
Lead |
Gillette |
Winner |
Lemmon |
|
Highest |
87 (1988) |
79 (1988) |
81 (1988) |
95 (1979 &2018) |
87 (1988) |
|
Lowest |
30 (1992) |
28 (1992) |
30 (1982) |
28 (1984) |
34 (1992) |
|
Average High |
71 |
64 |
70 |
74 |
72 |
|
Average Low |
46 |
43 |
43 |
51 |
47 |
|
Precipitation (in.) |
Rapid City |
Lead |
Gillette |
Winner |
Lemmon |
|
Max Precip. |
1.68 (1996) |
1.85 (1996) |
2.63 (2001) |
1.80 (1996) |
0.57 (2011) |
|
Days Measured Precip. |
30 times or 63% |
38 times or 79% |
25 times or 52% |
13 times or 27% |
29 times or 60% |
|
Year Records Began |
Rapid City |
Lead |
Gillette |
Winner |
Lemmon |
|
|
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 for the past 10 Memorial Days |
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|
Year |
High Temperature (°F) |
Low Temperature (°F) |
Average Temperature (°F) |
Precipitation (in.) |
| 2019 | 56 | 48 | 52.0 |
0.62 |
|
2018 |
77 |
56 |
66.5 |
0.19 |
|
2017 |
71 |
38 |
54.5 |
0.00 |
|
2016 |
80 |
46 |
59.1 |
Trace |
|
2015 |
63 |
49 |
56.0 |
0.27 |
|
2014 |
80 |
53 |
66.5 |
0.00 |
|
2013 |
72 |
46 |
59.0 |
0.27 |
|
2012 |
66 |
39 |
52.5 |
0.00 |
|
2011 |
62 |
48 |
55.0 |
0.04 |
|
2010 |
73 |
48 |
60.5 |
0.00 |
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