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CDUS43 KUNR 220837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
137 AM MST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 37 548 AM 64 1989 36 1 32  
MINIMUM 6 1053 PM -25 1949 13 -7 -11  
AVERAGE 22 24 -2 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 43 41 2 54  
MONTH TO DATE 633 861 -228 1005  
SINCE DEC 1 1558 2084 -526 2008  
SINCE JUL 1 2745 3769 -1024 3227  
 
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 52 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 73 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -18 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM MST SUNSET 449 PM MST  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM MST SUNSET 450 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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