032  
CDUS43 KUNR 200833  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
133 AM MST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 34 115 PM 66 2005 36 -2 7  
MINIMUM -1 639 AM -26 1963 13 -14 -14  
AVERAGE 17 24 -7 -3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.15 1945 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.19 -0.15 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.54 -0.33 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.19 -0.15 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 48 41 7 68  
MONTH TO DATE 552 779 -227 882  
SINCE DEC 1 1477 2002 -525 1885  
SINCE JUL 1 2664 3687 -1023 3104  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 40 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 446 PM MST  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM MST SUNSET 448 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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