993  
CDUS43 KUNR 290836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST THU JAN 29 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 40 1109 AM 66 1988 36 4 54  
MINIMUM 13 246 AM -23 1951 13 0 20  
1972  
AVERAGE 27 24 3 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.34 1947 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.28 -0.24 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.63 -0.42 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.28 -0.24 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 38 41 -3 28  
MONTH TO DATE 1015 1148 -133 1290  
SINCE DEC 1 1940 2371 -431 2293  
SINCE JUL 1 3127 4056 -929 3512  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 400 AM  
LOWEST 42 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1960  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM MST SUNSET 459 PM MST  
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM MST SUNSET 500 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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