091  
CDUS43 KUNR 220838  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
138 AM MST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 31 1219 PM 74 1995 39 -8 46  
MINIMUM 6 102 AM -18 2018 15 -9 0  
AVERAGE 19 27 -8 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.11 2013 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.35 -0.33 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.35 1.01 -0.66 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 0.66 -0.48 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 46 38 8 42  
MONTH TO DATE 580 833 -253 1176  
SINCE DEC 1 2627 3316 -689 3540  
SINCE JUL 1 3814 5001 -1187 4759  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 100 AM  
LOWEST 44 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 70 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -16 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 640 AM MST SUNSET 532 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 639 AM MST SUNSET 533 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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