Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Ongoing Heat in the South

Severe thunderstorms and showers pose a risk for excessive rain, localized flash flooding, strong gusts and/or large hail across portions of the northern and central Plains, the Lower Missouri to Lower Ohio Valleys, and across the Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening. Extreme heat is ongoing over the Desert Southwest and the Southeast U.S.. Read More >

The following tables show the climate information for Rapid City, Gillette, Lead, Winner, Lemmon, Sundance, Spearfish, Newcastle, Hot Springs, and Custer on Thanksgiving, as well as the weather in downtown Rapid City and Gillette for the past 10 Thanksgiving Days. Record highs around the area have reached the mid-60s to upper 70s, with record lows generally in the teens below zero. Of the ten sites listed, precipitation is most likely in Lead, where precipitation has occurred on 37% of Thanksgivings, and snow has occurred 34% of Thanksgivings.

In 2023, Thanksgiving featured cool temperatures and accumulating snow, with several inches of snow across portions of northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Ongoing Heat in the South

Thanksgiving Day Climate Information