820  
CDUS43 KUNR 230036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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 25 1147 AM 62 1981 36 -11 32  
MINIMUM 5 115 AM -18 1962 13 -8 20  
AVERAGE 15 24 -9 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.19 1965 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.22 -0.18 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.57 -0.36 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.22 -0.18 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 50 41 9 39  
MONTH TO DATE 683 902 -219 1044  
SINCE DEC 1 1608 2125 -517 2047  
SINCE JUL 1 2795 3810 -1015 3266  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 800 AM  
LOWEST 36 100 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 68 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1963  
 
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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