White Christmas · Rapid City
Will it be a white Christmas in Rapid City?
In Rapid City, there’s an inch or more of snow on the ground on Christmas Day in about 38% of years, and snow falls that day in about 18% of years. That’s from NOAA’s records for 1991 to 2020.
A white one turns up some years, and never the year anyone bets on it.
37 of the 111 US cities with a NOAA figure have a better chance of a white Christmas.
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Christmas Day, typically
- 1 in on the ground
- 38%
- Snow falls
- 18%
- Usual high
- 36°F
- Usual low
- 13°F
A typical Christmas Day in Rapid City runs from about 13°F to 36°F.
Christmas 2026 is a Friday, and these NOAA figures are for December 25 itself.
The real Christmas Day forecast for Rapid City comes into range from Dec 20.
Cities with about the same odds
- Des Moines: an inch on the ground in 39% of years
- Cleveland: an inch on the ground in 40% of years
- Yakima: an inch on the ground in 35% of years
More about the weather here
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, for each city’s official station on Dec 25. NOAA counts a white Christmas as an inch or more of snow on the ground, and snow falling means at least a tenth of an inch that day. Station USW00024090.