910  
CDUS43 KUNR 220036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 37 548 AM 64 1989 36 1 32  
MINIMUM 12 309 AM -25 1949 13 -1 -11  
AVERAGE 25 24 1 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.28 1986 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.21 -0.17 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.56 -0.35 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.21 -0.17 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 40 41 -1 54  
MONTH TO DATE 630 861 -231 1005  
SINCE DEC 1 1555 2084 -529 2008  
SINCE JUL 1 2742 3769 -1027 3227  
 
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 52 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 73 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 300 AM  
LOWEST 18 200 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -18 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM MST SUNSET 448 PM MST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM MST SUNSET 449 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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