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Snow and rain totals for ZIP code 57701

Rapid City, SD

NOAA's National Snowfall Analysis shows no measurable snow at ZIP code 57701 (Rapid City, SD) so far this season (since October 1, 2026, through November 7, 2026). Last season (2025–26) it estimated 19.0 inches in all; the biggest day was 5.2 inches on March 15, 2026. Over the last 30 days, NOAA's MRMS analysis estimates 1.13 inches of rain and melted snow.

0.0″snow this season (2026–27)
0days with 1″+ snow this season
19.0″snow in 2025–26
1.13″rain, last 30 days

Pin: the Census center point of ZIP Code Tabulation Area 57701, in Pennington County. Values are NOAA estimates for the grid cell under the pin. City page: how much snow Rapid City got. South Dakota snowfall totals.

Last 14 days

24 hours ending (12:00 UTC)Estimated snowEstimated rain
November 7, 20260″0″
November 6, 20260″0″
November 5, 20260″0″
November 4, 20260″0″
November 3, 20260″0.61″
November 2, 20260″0.17″
November 1, 20260″0″
October 31, 20260″0″
October 30, 20260″0″
October 29, 20260″0″
October 28, 20260″0″
October 27, 20260″0.11″
October 26, 20260″0″
October 25, 20260″0″
Oct 2025: 0Nov 2025: 1.2Dec 2025: 4Jan 2026: 1.5Feb 2026: 0.4Mar 2026: 9Apr 2026: 2.9May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0Aug 2026: 0Sep 2026: 0Oct 2026: 0Nov 2026: 0Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026max 9
Estimated snowfall by month, inches (ZIP code 57701 (Rapid City, SD))

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from the NOAA NOHRSC National Snowfall Analysis.

Snow by season

Season (Oct 1 – Sep 30)Total snowDays with 1″+Biggest day
2025–2619.0″45.2″ on Mar 15, 2026

Biggest snow days since October 2025

24 hours endingEstimated snow
March 15, 20265.2″
March 11, 20262.9″
December 13, 20252.1″
December 3, 20251.1″

Rain and melted snow by month

MonthEstimated precipitationEstimated snow
Nov 20260.78″0.0″
Oct 20260.35″0.0″
Sep 20261.62″0.0″
Aug 20262.41″0.0″
Jul 20261.06″0.0″
Jun 20260.72″0.0″
May 20262.77″0.0″
Apr 20261.54″2.9″
Mar 20260.92″9.0″
Feb 20260.06″0.4″
Jan 20260.65″1.5″
Dec 20250.53″4.0″
Nov 20250.92″1.2″
Oct 20251.56″0.0″

Wettest days since October 2025

24 hours endingEstimated rain
May 19, 20261.31″
August 17, 20260.99″
May 31, 20260.90″
November 9, 20250.71″
September 20, 20260.66″
November 3, 20260.61″
October 5, 20250.60″
September 21, 20260.58″
October 16, 20250.57″
March 11, 20260.51″

Spotter snow reports near 57701

97 measured snowfall reports within 10 miles since October 2025, on 22 days. The largest was 7.0 inches at Box Elder, SD (6.5 miles away), reported to NWS UNR for March 15, 2026. Below: the largest report each day, next to NOAA's 24-hour estimate for 57701.

Day (ending 11 a.m. EST)Largest reportWhereTimeReported toNOAA estimate here
Apr 27, 20261.5″ (5 reports)4 S Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 7.3 mi Apr 27, 7:00 a.m. MDTNWS UNR, NWS employee0.5″
Apr 24, 20262.0″ (6 reports)4 S Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 7.3 mi Apr 24, 7:00 a.m. MDTNWS UNR, NWS employee0.9″
Apr 17, 20261.5″ (2 reports)4 NNE Summerset, SD, 8.9 mi Apr 17, 6:00 a.m. MDTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.5″
Apr 4, 20261.5″ (8 reports)6 NE Summerset, SD, 8.5 mi Apr 4, 7:00 a.m. MDTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.9″
Mar 16, 20265.5″ (4 reports)1 E Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 3.6 mi Mar 15, 12:00 p.m. MDTNWS UNR, Official NWS obs0.5″
Mar 15, 20267.0″ (14 reports)Box Elder, SD, 6.5 mi Mar 15, 8:43 a.m. MDTNWS UNR, Public5.2″
Mar 11, 20263.5″ (17 reports)1 NE Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 1.6 mi Mar 11, 6:00 a.m. MDTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS2.9″
Feb 20, 20260.5″2 SSE Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 5.0 mi Feb 20, 7:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.4″
Jan 31, 20260.9″ (4 reports)4 S Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 7.3 mi Jan 31, 7:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, NWS employee0.3″
Jan 30, 20260.5″4 NNE Summerset, SD, 8.9 mi Jan 30, 6:15 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.7″
Jan 29, 20260.5″6 NE Summerset, SD, 8.5 mi Jan 29, 7:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.1″
Jan 25, 20260.5″4 NNE Summerset, SD, 8.9 mi Jan 25, 6:30 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.1″
Jan 17, 20260.5″4 E Hisega, SD, 7.7 mi Jan 17, 7:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.0″
Jan 16, 20260.5″1 NE Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 1.6 mi Jan 16, 6:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.2″
Dec 15, 20251.5″4 NW Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 4.0 mi Dec 15, 6:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, Co-op observer0.0″
Dec 14, 20250.6″4 W Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 5.4 mi Dec 13, 9:30 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.0″
Dec 13, 20253.0″ (7 reports)6 NE Summerset, SD, 8.5 mi Dec 13, 7:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS2.1″
Dec 4, 20251.2″ (3 reports)4 W Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 5.4 mi Dec 3, 9:30 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.5″
Dec 3, 20252.0″ (9 reports)4 WNW Rapid City Arpt, SD, 5.2 mi Dec 3, 7:00 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS1.1″
Nov 30, 20251.0″ (2 reports)4 W Dwtn Rapid City, SD, 5.4 mi Nov 29, 9:30 a.m. MSTNWS UNR, CoCoRaHS0.0″

Spotter reports: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (LSRs): measurements sent to NWS offices by trained storm spotters, CoCoRaHS and co-op observers, NWS staff, the public and others, archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University). Reports are what each observer measured at one spot, often a storm total so far, and the NWS doesn't quality-check every one. Exact repeats count once.

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Sources

Snow: NOAA National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC), National Snowfall Analysis (version 2.1), 24-hour totals on a 0.04° grid (about 4 km). NOHRSC builds it from NWS, CoCoRaHS and other snowfall reports, radar and gauge precipitation (Stage IV) and model snow-to-liquid ratios. Rain: NOAA MRMS multi-sensor 24-hour precipitation (radar adjusted to rain gauges, about 1 km), from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive; it is total liquid, so it includes melted snow and sleet. Places: US Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2024 Gazetteer internal points) and city centers. Each value is the estimate for the grid cell that contains the ZIP code's or city's center point, not a measurement at your house. NOAA reruns recent analyses as late reports arrive, so the last few days can change slightly. These are our own summaries of public NOAA data; NOAA has not reviewed them.

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