143  
CDUS43 KUNR 180040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
540 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 62 1216 PM 67 1948 38 24 -1  
MINIMUM 25 456 AM -22 2006 14 11 -11  
AVERAGE 44 26 18 -6  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.50 1991 0.02 -0.02 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.27 -0.27 0.34  
SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.93 -0.60 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.16 0.58 -0.42 0.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 39 -18 71  
MONTH TO DATE 386 680 -294 910  
SINCE DEC 1 2433 3163 -730 3274  
SINCE JUL 1 3620 4848 -1228 4493  
 
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 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 300 AM  
LOWEST 21 200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 71 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 2006  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM MST SUNSET 525 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM MST SUNSET 526 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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