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CDUS43 KUNR 180834
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
134 AM MST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 47 1037 PM 62 1946 36 11 43
1972
MINIMUM 3 246 AM -24 1943 13 -10 13
AVERAGE 25 24 1 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 40 41 -1 37
MONTH TO DATE 466 697 -231 754
SINCE DEC 1 1391 1920 -529 1757
SINCE JUL 1 2578 3605 -1027 2976
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 47 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 63 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 59 1989
2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 444 PM MST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 445 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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