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CDUS43 KUNR 170838
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
138 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 33 1207 AM 68 1973 36 -3 53
MINIMUM 9 1159 PM -26 1982 13 -4 25
AVERAGE 21 24 -3 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 44 41 3 26
MONTH TO DATE 426 656 -230 717
SINCE DEC 1 1351 1879 -528 1720
SINCE JUL 1 2538 3564 -1026 2939
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 64 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 87 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 43.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 1100 PM
LOWEST 32 200 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1946
1972
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -24 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 443 PM MST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 444 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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