463  
CDUS43 KUNR 190037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 42 817 AM 59 1989 36 6 14  
2013  
MINIMUM 24 459 PM -27 1943 13 11 -4  
AVERAGE 33 24 9 5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.19 1975 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.18 -0.14 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.53 -0.32 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.18 -0.14 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 41 -9 60  
MONTH TO DATE 498 738 -240 814  
SINCE DEC 1 1423 1961 -538 1817  
SINCE JUL 1 2610 3646 -1036 3036  
 
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 56 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 76 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 37.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 1100 AM  
LOWEST 33 100 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1963  
 
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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