Box Elder climate

Box Elder Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rapid City Rgnl AP, 7.8 km from Box Elder

Average highs run from 82°F on September 1 to 69°F on September 30, and lows from 52°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.22 in over about 7 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Box Elder, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
1.22 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
104°FSep 2, 1960
Record low
18°FSep 24, 1985
Chance of a freeze
50%
Days of 90°F or more
4.4
Daylight
13 h 12 min to 11 h 46 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
9.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 182°F52°F101°F 201240°F 197423%0%
Sep 282°F51°F104°F 196038°F 197423%0%
Sep 381°F51°F100°F 194836°F 197422%0%
Sep 481°F51°F104°F 196034°F 196222%0%
Sep 581°F50°F104°F 202035°F 202522%0%
Sep 680°F50°F104°F 197833°F 202522%0%
Sep 780°F50°F99°F 197832°F 202022%0%
Sep 880°F49°F103°F 195930°F 202022%0%
Sep 979°F49°F102°F 197924°F 202022%0%
Sep 1079°F49°F100°F 201227°F 202022%0%
Sep 1179°F48°F100°F 202529°F 198922%0%
Sep 1278°F48°F97°F 199028°F 201422%0%
Sep 1378°F48°F93°F 201529°F 194922%1%
Sep 1477°F47°F100°F 194824°F 199322%1%
Sep 1577°F47°F103°F 194832°F 196522%1%
Sep 1676°F46°F95°F 194930°F 196522%1%
Sep 1776°F46°F101°F 200026°F 199122%1%
Sep 1875°F46°F97°F 199824°F 199123%1%
Sep 1975°F45°F95°F 202222°F 199123%1%
Sep 2074°F45°F93°F 196029°F 198323%1%
Sep 2174°F44°F92°F 201323°F 199523%1%
Sep 2273°F44°F95°F 200719°F 199523%1%
Sep 2373°F44°F97°F 199224°F 198523%1%
Sep 2472°F43°F94°F 199218°F 198523%2%
Sep 2572°F43°F93°F 200824°F 198423%2%
Sep 2671°F42°F99°F 202422°F 197223%2%
Sep 2771°F42°F94°F 195226°F 195123%2%
Sep 2870°F42°F94°F 202125°F 195123%2%
Sep 2969°F41°F100°F 202421°F 198423%2%
Sep 3069°F41°F93°F 196725°F 195923%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Box Elder, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:35 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024090 (Rapid City Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024090, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.