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CDUS43 KUNR 180036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
536 PM MST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 24 1246 PM 62 1946 36 -12 43
1972
MINIMUM 3 246 AM -24 1943 13 -10 13
AVERAGE 14 24 -10 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.22 1996 0.01 -0.01 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.17 -0.13 0.35
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.52 -0.31 0.81
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.17 -0.13 0.35
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 51 41 10 37
MONTH TO DATE 477 697 -220 754
SINCE DEC 1 1402 1920 -518 1757
SINCE JUL 1 2589 3605 -1016 2976
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 1200 AM
LOWEST 30 1200 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 59 1989
2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 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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