165  
CDUS43 KUNR 160838  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
138 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 55 60 2000 37 18 51  
MINIMUM 29 -26 1888 16 13 22  
AVERAGE 42 26 16 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 0.20 1953 0.01 0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.14 0.00 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 0.45 0.51 -0.06 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.14 0.14 0.00 0.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.7 3.4 2003 0.1 0.6 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 2.3 -1.6 7.3  
SINCE DEC 1 4.0 8.9 -4.9 10.5  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 18.9 -13.3 10.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 39 -16 28  
MONTH TO DATE 355 572 -217 653  
SINCE DEC 1 1258 1716 -458 1598  
SINCE JUL 1 2371 3269 -898 2750  
 
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 GUST SPEED 66 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 65 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -22 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 442 PM MST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 443 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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