108  
CDUS43 KUNR 050831  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
131 AM MST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 62 63 2012 37 25 10  
MINIMUM 24 -21 1950 17 7 3  
AVERAGE 43 27 16 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.58 1949 0.01 -0.01 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.20  
SINCE DEC 1 0.31 0.41 -0.10 0.51  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1949 0.2 -0.2 2.6  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 3.8  
SINCE DEC 1 3.3 7.3 -4.0 7.0  
SINCE JUL 1 4.9 17.3 -12.4 7.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 38 -16 58  
MONTH TO DATE 108 152 -44 196  
SINCE DEC 1 1011 1296 -285 1141  
SINCE JUL 1 2124 2849 -725 2293  
 
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 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
 
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 71 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -20 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 429 PM MST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 430 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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