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CDUS43 KUNR 170039
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
539 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 33 1207 AM 68 1973 36 -3 53
MINIMUM 24 459 PM -26 1982 13 11 25
AVERAGE 29 24 5 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.16 2023 0.01 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.16 -0.12 0.35
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.51 -0.30 0.81
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.16 -0.12 0.35
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 36 41 -5 26
MONTH TO DATE 418 656 -238 717
SINCE DEC 1 1343 1879 -536 1720
SINCE JUL 1 2530 3564 -1034 2939
COOLING
TODAY 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 64 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 87 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 47.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 58 100 AM
LOWEST 32 200 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1946
1972
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -24 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 441 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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