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CDUS43 KUNR 210037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 29 406 PM 65 1972 39 -10 17  
MINIMUM -3 714 AM -19 2025 15 -18 -19  
AVERAGE 13 27 -14 -1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.54 2011 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.33 -0.31 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.35 0.99 -0.64 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 0.64 -0.46 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 52 38 14 66  
MONTH TO DATE 534 795 -261 1134  
SINCE DEC 1 2581 3278 -697 3498  
SINCE JUL 1 3768 4963 -1195 4717  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 74 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -18 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 644 AM MST SUNSET 529 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 642 AM MST SUNSET 530 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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