467  
CDUS43 KUNR 080036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST WED JAN 07 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 60 1223 PM 64 2002 36 24 15  
MINIMUM 28 447 AM -18 1968 13 15 -4  
AVERAGE 44 24 20 6  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.35 1975 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.08 -0.08 0.28  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.43 -0.26 0.74  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.08 -0.08 0.28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 41 -20 59  
MONTH TO DATE 175 287 -112 366  
SINCE DEC 1 1100 1510 -410 1369  
SINCE JUL 1 2287 3195 -908 2588  
 
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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 500 AM  
LOWEST 22 100 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 72 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -18 1976  
2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 431 PM MST  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 432 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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