059  
CDUS43 KUNR 180839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
139 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 62 1216 PM 67 1948 38 24 -1  
MINIMUM 24 1145 PM -22 2006 14 10 -11  
AVERAGE 43 26 17 -6  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 22 39 -17 71  
MONTH TO DATE 387 680 -293 910  
SINCE DEC 1 2434 3163 -729 3274  
SINCE JUL 1 3621 4848 -1227 4493  
 
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 52 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 66 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 600 PM  
LOWEST 21 200 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 71 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 2006  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 647 AM MST SUNSET 526 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 645 AM MST SUNSET 527 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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