475  
CDUS43 KUNR 210038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
538 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 41 1216 PM 64 2009 36 5 2  
MINIMUM 13 523 AM -25 1949 13 0 -10  
AVERAGE 27 24 3 -4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.26 2008 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.20 -0.16 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.55 -0.34 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.20 -0.16 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 41 -3 69  
MONTH TO DATE 590 820 -230 951  
SINCE DEC 1 1515 2043 -528 1954  
SINCE JUL 1 2702 3728 -1026 3173  
 
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 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 800 AM  
LOWEST 36 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1989  
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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