450  
CDUS43 KUNR 170039  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
539 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 27 65 1972 37 -10 59  
MINIMUM 21 -22 1916 16 5 32  
AVERAGE 24 26 -2 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.22 2023 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.15 -0.01 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 0.45 0.52 -0.07 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.14 0.15 -0.01 0.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 2.3 1936 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 2.5 -1.8 7.3  
SINCE DEC 1 4.0 9.1 -5.1 10.5  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 19.1 -13.5 10.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 41 39 2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 396 611 -215 672  
SINCE DEC 1 1299 1755 -456 1617  
SINCE JUL 1 2412 3308 -896 2769  
 
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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WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -33 1930  
 
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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