232  
CDUS43 KUNR 160838  
CLIGCC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
138 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 53 157 PM 36 17 37  
MINIMUM 24 1140 PM 15 9 24  
AVERAGE 39 26 13 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.15 0.14 0.36  
SINCE DEC 1 0.96 0.51 0.45 0.69  
SINCE JAN 1 0.29 0.15 0.14 0.36  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 40 -14 34  
MONTH TO DATE 388 600 -212 643  
SINCE DEC 1 1274 1826 -552 1611  
SINCE JUL 1 2636 3645 -1009 3013  
 
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 400 PM  
LOWEST 25 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM MST SUNSET 450 PM MST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM MST SUNSET 452 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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