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CDUS43 KUNR 300036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST THU JAN 29 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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 38 1257 PM 64 1960 36 2 63  
2024  
MINIMUM 20 710 AM -25 1951 13 7 22  
AVERAGE 29 24 5 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 0.21 2001 0.01 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.29 -0.22 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.24 0.64 -0.40 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.07 0.29 -0.22 0.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 36 41 -5 22  
MONTH TO DATE 1051 1189 -138 1312  
SINCE DEC 1 1976 2412 -436 2315  
SINCE JUL 1 3163 4097 -934 3534  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 PM  
LOWEST 52 200 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 72 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -24 2023  
 
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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