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CDUS43 KUNR 240038
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
538 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 1 257 PM 68 2005 36 -35 28
MINIMUM -9 814 AM -21 1963 13 -22 14
AVERAGE -4 24 -28 21
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.25 1964 0.01 -0.01 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.23 -0.19 0.35
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.58 -0.37 0.81
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.23 -0.19 0.35
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 69 41 28 44
MONTH TO DATE 756 943 -187 1088
SINCE DEC 1 1681 2166 -485 2091
SINCE JUL 1 2868 3851 -983 3310
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 100 AM
LOWEST 56 1200 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 1968
2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -22 1957
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM MST SUNSET 450 PM MST
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM MST SUNSET 452 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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