638  
CDUS43 KUNR 120832  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
132 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 63 126 PM 68 1987 36 27 41  
MINIMUM 24 223 AM -21 1982 13 11 25  
AVERAGE 44 24 20 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.18 2005 0.01 -0.01 0.02  
2013  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.12 -0.12 0.34  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.47 -0.30 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.12 -0.12 0.34  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 41 -20 32  
MONTH TO DATE 298 451 -153 517  
SINCE DEC 1 1223 1674 -451 1520  
SINCE JUL 1 2410 3359 -949 2739  
 
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 N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 100 AM  
LOWEST 9 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 76 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -18 2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 436 PM MST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 438 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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