309  
CDUS43 KUNR 040045  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
545 PM MST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
........................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 51 63 1893 37 14 19  
MINIMUM 39 -24 1950 17 22 10  
AVERAGE 45 27 18 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.40 1922 0.01 -0.01 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.03 -0.03 0.10  
SINCE DEC 1 0.31 0.40 -0.09 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.03 -0.03 0.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 3.5 1926 0.2 MM 1.2  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 1.2  
SINCE DEC 1 3.3 7.1 -3.8 4.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.9 17.1 -12.2 4.6  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 38 -18 50  
MONTH TO DATE 79 114 -35 138  
SINCE DEC 1 982 1258 -276 1083  
SINCE JUL 1 2095 2811 -716 2235  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
........................................................
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 63 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -21 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 427 PM MST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 428 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab SD Page
The Nexlab WY Page Main Text Page