311  
CDUS43 KUNR 170838  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
138 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 31 65 1972 37 -6 59  
MINIMUM 7 -22 1916 16 -9 32  
AVERAGE 19 26 -7 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.22 2023 0.01 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.15 0.01 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 0.47 0.52 -0.05 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.16 0.15 0.01 0.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.3 2.3 1936 0.2 0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.5 -1.5 7.3  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 9.1 -4.8 10.5  
SINCE JUL 1 5.9 19.1 -13.2 10.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 46 39 7 19  
MONTH TO DATE 401 611 -210 672  
SINCE DEC 1 1304 1755 -451 1617  
SINCE JUL 1 2417 3308 -891 2769  
 
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 78 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
 
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 64 1946  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -33 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 443 PM MST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 723 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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