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CDUS43 KUNR 140845
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
145 AM MST WED JAN 14 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 61 240 AM 62 1983 36 25 36
MINIMUM 37 1159 PM -21 2024 13 24 7
AVERAGE 49 24 25 22
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.14 1994 0.01 0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.14 -0.10 0.34
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.49 -0.28 0.80
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.14 -0.10 0.34
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 41 -25 43
MONTH TO DATE 331 533 -202 612
SINCE DEC 1 1256 1756 -500 1615
SINCE JUL 1 2443 3441 -998 2834
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 100 PM
LOWEST 29 300 AM
AVERAGE 58
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1979
2024
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 14 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 439 PM MST
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 440 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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