020  
CDUS43 KUNR 250842  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
142 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 50 1239 PM 75 1995 40 10 62  
MINIMUM 35 1031 PM -17 2003 16 19 29  
AVERAGE 43 28 15 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.25 2011 0.02 -0.02 T  
2020  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.41 -0.39 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.35 1.07 -0.72 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 0.72 -0.54 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 37 -15 19  
MONTH TO DATE 680 945 -265 1243  
SINCE DEC 1 2727 3428 -701 3607  
SINCE JUL 1 3914 5113 -1199 4826  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 1100 PM  
LOWEST 26 200 AM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 72 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -16 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 636 AM MST SUNSET 536 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 634 AM MST SUNSET 537 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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