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2024: a record-breaking year for weather

The county is dusted with snow as 2025 begins – a marked change from last year, which saw tempera-ture records broken and less precipitation than usual.

According to the Rapid City Weather Forecast Office, the region as a whole saw only around 80% of its usual snow and rain for the year. Only April and August brought above-average precipitation.

Though the year began chilly, with temperatures around four degrees below average, the situation flipped in February and temperature readings came in around eight degrees higher than average.

Spring and summer brought temperatures right around the aver...