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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
501 PM MDT SUN MAY 31 2026
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 18
HOURS
********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************
LOCATION TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL MEASURED
(INCHES)
SOUTH DAKOTA
..LAWRENCE COUNTY
2 WNW DWTN SPEARFISH 1.16 636 AM 5/31 TRAINED SPOTTER
..MEADE COUNTY
5 ESE ELM SPRINGS 2.00 635 AM 5/31 TRAINED SPOTTER
..ZIEBACH COUNTY
9 WSW RED ELM 0.70 559 AM 5/31 TRAINED SPOTTER
**********************24 HOUR RAINFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL MEASURED
(INCHES)
SOUTH DAKOTA
..BENNETT COUNTY
2 WSW SWETT 0.61 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 SSW SWETT 0.48 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
5 NW SWETT 0.46 640 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
8 NW VETAL 0.28 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..BUTTE COUNTY
1 SSW NEWELL 1.59 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
5 ENE NEWELL 1.49 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 S BELLE FOURCHE 1.49 945 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..CUSTER COUNTY
1 ENE CUSTER 2.17 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
CUSTER 1.85 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 SSW ARGYLE 1.50 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
5 ENE CUSTER 1.40 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 WSW CUSTER 1.20 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
5 WNW HERMOSA 0.53 854 AM 5/31 TRAINED SPOTTER
10 W JEWEL CAVE 0.31 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 WSW FAIRBURN 0.25 900 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..FALL RIVER COUNTY
2 ENE EDGEMONT 1.17 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 WSW PROVO 0.80 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 NNE EDGEMONT 0.63 600 AM 5/31 CO-OP OBSERVER
4 W HOT SPRINGS 0.61 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
EDGEMONT 0.40 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
HOT SPRINGS 0.30 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
ORAL 0.17 700 AM 5/31 CO-OP OBSERVER
..HAAKON COUNTY
9 N KIRLEY 0.80 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 WNW MILESVILLE 0.53 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 SE PHILIP 0.51 750 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
12 SSE MILESVILLE 0.43 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
12 WNW PHILIP 0.32 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 E MIDLAND 0.23 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..HARDING COUNTY
9 WSW LADNER 1.40 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..JACKSON COUNTY
3 WSW WANBLEE 0.23 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 WNW KADOKA 0.17 500 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 SE INTERIOR 0.12 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..LAWRENCE COUNTY
3 NE WHITEWOOD 1.63 736 AM 5/31 TRAINED SPOTTER
4 SSW SAINT ONGE 1.55 545 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 SE SAINT ONGE 1.30 445 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 NW DWTN SPEARFISH 1.17 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 WNW DWTN SPEARFISH 1.16 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 NNW DWTN SPEARFISH 1.13 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 SSE DWTN SPEARFISH 0.98 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 ESE CHEYENNE CROSS 0.92 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 NW CENTRAL CITY 0.67 747 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
LEAD 0.60 900 AM 5/31 CO-OP OBSERVER
..MEADE COUNTY
6 WNW UNION CENTER 2.20 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
9 NNE STURGIS 1.81 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 NNW ELM SPRINGS 1.54 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 NNW PIEDMONT 1.54 1258 AM 5/31 CO-OP OBSERVER
8 SE MUD BUTTE 1.49 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 SSW FAIRPOINT 1.47 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
PIEDMONT 1.39 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 NNW STURGIS 1.38 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 NNE ELLSWORTH AFB 1.37 700 AM 5/31 NWS EMPLOYEE
4 NNW TILFORD 1.34 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
BLACK HAWK 1.30 906 AM 5/31 FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
10 NNW ELLSWORTH AFB 1.25 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
TILFORD 1.24 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
8 WSW HEREFORD 1.00 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 NNE SUMMERSET 0.95 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 NE SUMMERSET 0.85 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..MELLETTE COUNTY
9 N CEDAR BUTTE 0.32 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 SSW NORRIS 0.25 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 N WOOD 0.20 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
3 NE NORRIS 0.20 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
12 NNW WHITE RIVER 0.10 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..PENNINGTON COUNTY
3 W SCENIC 2.48 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 S PACTOLA RESV 1.93 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 WSW SHERIDAN LAKE 1.83 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 SSE DWTN RAPID CIT 1.62 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 NE DWTN RAPID CITY 1.61 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 S DWTN RAPID CITY 1.56 700 AM 5/31 NWS EMPLOYEE
3 E WASTA 1.50 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
12 S QUINN 1.41 727 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 W NEW UNDERWOOD 1.40 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 N JOHNSON SIDING 1.36 832 AM 5/31 TRAINED SPOTTER
4 E HISEGA 1.30 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 NNE JOHNSON SIDING 1.28 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 W DWTN RAPID CITY 1.17 930 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 WNW DWTN RAPID CIT 1.15 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
19 NNE CREIGHTON 1.14 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 NNW HISEGA 1.12 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 NE HISEGA 1.08 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
QUINN 1.00 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 W CAPUTA 0.98 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 SW RAPID CITY ARPT 0.92 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
MOUNT RUSHMORE 0.75 1258 AM 5/31 CO-OP OBSERVER
WALL 0.63 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..PERKINS COUNTY
20 WSW USTA 1.90 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
8 ESE PRAIRIE CITY 0.83 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
9 SE MEADOW 0.37 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..TODD COUNTY
16 SSE MISSION 0.40 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 SE SAINT FRANCIS 0.35 900 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..TRIPP COUNTY
9 N WEWELA 0.23 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
11 SSE HAMILL 0.20 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
9 ENE WEWELA 0.20 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 NW CLEARFIELD 0.16 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 SSE IDEAL 0.13 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
WYOMING
..CAMPBELL COUNTY
11 NNE WESTON 0.02 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..CROOK COUNTY
8 ENE ALVA 0.94 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
6 SW BEULAH 0.60 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 NW SUNDANCE 0.58 645 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
SUNDANCE 0.55 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
7 SE MOORCROFT 0.02 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..WESTON COUNTY
3 E NEWCASTLE 0.47 600 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
10 N OSAGE 0.35 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
8 NNW NEWCASTLE 0.28 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
2 ESE NEWCASTLE 0.23 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 N UPTON 0.22 800 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
1 WSW NEWCASTLE 0.15 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
5 SW UPTON 0.13 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
4 SE UPTON 0.09 700 AM 5/31 COCORAHS
..PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS SORTED BY MAGNITUDE
LOCATION TOTAL RAIN COMMENTS
IN/S/
5 ESE ELM SPRINGS SD 2.00 635 AM 5/31/2026
2 WNW DWTN SPEARFISH SD 1.16 636 AM 5/31/2026
9 WSW RED ELM SD 0.70 559 AM 5/31/2026
CALDERON
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