813  
CDUS43 KUNR 280035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
535 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 62 118 PM 75 1988 41 21 64  
MINIMUM 27 632 AM -9 1962 17 10 27  
2001  
2015  
AVERAGE 45 29 16 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.30 1987 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.48 -0.42 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.39 1.14 -0.75 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.79 -0.57 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 36 -16 19  
MONTH TO DATE 747 1054 -307 1303  
SINCE DEC 1 2794 3537 -743 3667  
SINCE JUL 1 3981 5222 -1241 4886  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 51 1200 AM  
LOWEST 16 100 PM  
AVERAGE 34  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -18 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 632 AM MST SUNSET 538 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 631 AM MST SUNSET 539 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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