Rapid Valley Weather in February
Average highs run from 36°F on February 1 to 42°F on February 28, and lows from 16°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 7 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 38°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 0.53 in
- Snowfall
- 9.1 in
- Record high
- 75°FFeb 24, 1995
- Record low
- -31°FFeb 2, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 53 min to 11 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 65%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 36°F | 16°F | 69°F 2020 | -25°F 1996 | 24% | 25% |
| Feb 2 | 36°F | 16°F | 64°F 1991 | -31°F 1996 | 24% | 25% |
| Feb 3 | 36°F | 16°F | 70°F 1962 | -25°F 1996 | 24% | 25% |
| Feb 4 | 36°F | 16°F | 73°F 2005 | -21°F 1989 | 24% | 25% |
| Feb 5 | 37°F | 16°F | 73°F 2026 | -21°F 1982 | 24% | 25% |
| Feb 6 | 37°F | 16°F | 72°F 2015 | -19°F 2014 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 7 | 37°F | 16°F | 73°F 1987 | -22°F 1971 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 8 | 37°F | 16°F | 74°F 1954 | -23°F 1994 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 9 | 37°F | 16°F | 70°F 1996 | -25°F 1994 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 10 | 37°F | 16°F | 74°F 1951 | -16°F 2018 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 11 | 37°F | 17°F | 68°F 1990 | -14°F 1988 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 12 | 37°F | 17°F | 72°F 1983 | -12°F 2021 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 13 | 38°F | 17°F | 68°F 1954 | -24°F 2021 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 14 | 38°F | 17°F | 67°F 1954 | -23°F 2021 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 15 | 38°F | 17°F | 70°F 2017 | -21°F 2007 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 16 | 38°F | 17°F | 72°F 2017 | -17°F 1979 | 25% | 25% |
| Feb 17 | 38°F | 18°F | 66°F 1970 | -22°F 2006 | 25% | 24% |
| Feb 18 | 39°F | 18°F | 71°F 2016 | -23°F 2006 | 25% | 24% |
| Feb 19 | 39°F | 18°F | 70°F 2017 | -26°F 2025 | 25% | 24% |
| Feb 20 | 39°F | 18°F | 65°F 1972 | -19°F 2025 | 25% | 24% |
| Feb 21 | 40°F | 19°F | 74°F 1995 | -18°F 2018 | 25% | 24% |
| Feb 22 | 40°F | 19°F | 70°F 1958 | -16°F 2022 | 24% | 24% |
| Feb 23 | 40°F | 19°F | 67°F 1958 | -17°F 2022 | 24% | 24% |
| Feb 24 | 41°F | 19°F | 75°F 1995 | -17°F 2003 | 24% | 24% |
| Feb 25 | 41°F | 20°F | 72°F 1999 | -16°F 2011 | 24% | 23% |
| Feb 26 | 41°F | 20°F | 69°F 2024 | -10°F 2015 | 24% | 23% |
| Feb 27 | 42°F | 20°F | 75°F 1988 | -9°F 1962 | 24% | 23% |
| Feb 28 | 42°F | 21°F | 73°F 2006 | -18°F 1962 | 24% | 23% |
| Feb 29 | 42°F | 21°F | 74°F 1992 | -9°F 1996 | 24% | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:03 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396948 (Rapid City WFO), 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.