466  
CDUS43 KUNR 260837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
137 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 53 1244 PM 72 1999 41 12 66  
MINIMUM 25 1155 PM -16 2011 16 9 29  
AVERAGE 39 28 11 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.75 1998 0.02 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.43 -0.37 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.39 1.09 -0.70 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.74 -0.52 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 37 -11 17  
MONTH TO DATE 706 982 -276 1260  
SINCE DEC 1 2753 3465 -712 3624  
SINCE JUL 1 3940 5150 -1210 4843  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 1100 AM  
LOWEST 42 500 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -10 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 634 AM MST SUNSET 537 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 632 AM MST SUNSET 538 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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