595  
CDUS43 KUNR 040840  
CLI2WX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
140 AM MST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE BUFFALO SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 38 1252 PM 32 6 15  
MINIMUM 25 1159 PM 11 14 9  
AVERAGE 32 22 10 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.71 0.39 0.32 0.33  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 33 44 -11 53  
MONTH TO DATE 102 131 -29 146  
SINCE DEC 1 1247 1414 -167 1280  
SINCE JUL 1 2662 3205 -543 2641  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 800 PM  
LOWEST 67 100 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM MST SUNSET 424 PM MST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM MST SUNSET 425 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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