Rapid City, SD Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 8 · Last snow Apr 19 · 37.4 in/yr · Station: RAPID CITY 4NW

Avg First Snow

Nov 8

Median over 26 seasons 21d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 19

Median over 26 seasons

Snow Season

163 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

37.4 in

Rank #104 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 21 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

1.7

Oct

3.6

Nov

4.9

Dec

4.9

Jan

6.2

Feb

6.7

Mar

8.1

Apr

1.2

May

Jun

How Rapid City Compares

Rapid City snowfall vs South Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Rapid City	South Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	37.4 in	41.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 8	Nov 4	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 19	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	163 days	163 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in South Dakota, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for RAPID CITY 4NW (USC00396947), 6 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.