Weather on December 30 at Badlands
Badlands National Park
Based on 55 years of data from Rapid City, SD
Elevation Note: Badlands sits at 3,200 ft. Expect temperatures 11°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Rapid City, SD at a lower elevation.
Planning Your Visit
December 30th in Badlands National Park (via Rapid City, SD) typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 34°F and lows near 12°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 30th was in 1980 (44°F average), while the coldest was 2017 (-10°F) — a 54°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded December 30th dates, with snow falling 16% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.2"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for December 30th in Badlands? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51°F | 29°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2024 | 36°F | 19°F | 0.38" | 0.9" |
| 2023 | 41°F | 23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2022 | 42°F | 28°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2021 | 29°F | -1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2020 | 32°F | 17°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2019 | 36°F | 26°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2018 | 44°F | 16°F | 0.81" | 2" |
| 2017 | -3°F | -17°F | 0.23" | 2.1" |
| 2016 | 54°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2015 | 17°F | 2°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2014 | 2°F | -9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2013 | 37°F | 20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2012 | 32°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2011 | 49°F | 33°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2010 | 19°F | 1°F | 0.3" | 2.2" |
| 2009 | 31°F | 19°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2008 | 52°F | 12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2007 | 35°F | 19°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2006 | 20°F | 13°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2005 | 37°F | 20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2004 | 53°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2003 | 31°F | 13°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2002 | 43°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2001 | 20°F | 5°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2000 | 17°F | 11°F | 0.03" | 0.6" |
| 1999 | 45°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1998 | 45°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1997 | 38°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1996 | 47°F | 0°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1995 | 40°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1994 | 51°F | 18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1993 | 38°F | 12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1992 | 12°F | -10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1991 | 47°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 14°F | -30°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1989 | 29°F | 22°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1988 | 36°F | 8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1987 | 35°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1986 | 53°F | 26°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1985 | 37°F | 22°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1984 | 15°F | -8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1983 | 40°F | 4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1982 | 32°F | 11°F | 0" | -- |
| 1981 | 14°F | 5°F | 0" | 1.3" |
| 1980 | 57°F | 31°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1979 | 44°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1978 | 3°F | -17°F | 0.05" | 0.2" |
| 1977 | 23°F | 9°F | 0.2" | 1.7" |
| 1976 | 29°F | -7°F | 0.03" | 0" |
| 1975 | 47°F | 26°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1974 | 50°F | 12°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1973 | 12°F | 4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1972 | 25°F | 13°F | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1971 | 38°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |