531  
CDUS43 KUNR 040840  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
140 AM MST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
 
 
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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 50 63 1893 37 13 19  
MINIMUM 25 -24 1950 17 8 10  
AVERAGE 38 27 11 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.40 1922 0.01 -0.01 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.10  
SINCE DEC 1 0.31 0.40 -0.09 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1926 0.2 -0.2 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 38 -11 50  
MONTH TO DATE 86 114 -28 138  
SINCE DEC 1 989 1258 -269 1083  
SINCE JUL 1 2102 2811 -709 2235  
 
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 GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 63 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -21 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 428 PM MST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 429 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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