237  
CDUS43 KUNR 280846  
CLIGCC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
146 AM MST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 42 317 PM 36 6 37  
MINIMUM 20 1109 PM 14 6 19  
AVERAGE 31 25 6 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.28 0.05 0.45  
SINCE DEC 1 1.00 0.64 0.36 0.78  
SINCE JAN 1 0.33 0.28 0.05 0.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 34 40 -6 37  
MONTH TO DATE 974 1080 -106 1250  
SINCE DEC 1 1860 2306 -446 2218  
SINCE JUL 1 3222 4125 -903 3620  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 900 PM  
LOWEST 33 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 506 PM MST  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 508 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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