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CDUS43 KUNR 150836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 49 208 PM 69 2006 36 13 32  
MINIMUM 27 1139 PM -23 1979 13 14 11  
2024  
AVERAGE 38 24 14 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.39 1953 0.01 -0.01 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.15 -0.11 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.50 -0.29 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.15 -0.11 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 41 -14 43  
MONTH TO DATE 358 574 -216 655  
SINCE DEC 1 1283 1797 -514 1658  
SINCE JUL 1 2470 3482 -1012 2877  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 800 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 63 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -22 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 440 PM MST  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 441 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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