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CDUS43 KUNR 090837
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
137 AM MST FRI JAN 09 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 41 332 PM 72 2002 36 5 39
MINIMUM 26 817 PM -18 1976 13 13 -1
2010
AVERAGE 34 24 10 19
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.30 1993 0.01 -0.01 T
MONTH TO DATE T 0.09 -0.09 0.28
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.44 -0.27 0.74
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.09 -0.09 0.28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 31 41 -10 46
MONTH TO DATE 206 328 -122 412
SINCE DEC 1 1131 1551 -420 1415
SINCE JUL 1 2318 3236 -918 2634
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 63 1100 PM
LOWEST 28 200 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 74 1953
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1988
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 433 PM MST
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 434 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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