320  
CDUS43 KUNR 270037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 63 329 PM 69 2024 41 22 55  
MINIMUM 25 338 AM -10 2015 16 9 27  
AVERAGE 44 29 15 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.53 1987 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.46 -0.40 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.39 1.12 -0.73 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.77 -0.55 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 36 -15 24  
MONTH TO DATE 727 1018 -291 1284  
SINCE DEC 1 2774 3501 -727 3648  
SINCE JUL 1 3961 5186 -1225 4867  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 1200 AM  
LOWEST 16 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 75 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -9 1962  
2001  
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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