977  
CDUS43 KUNR 280836  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 72 1895 42 16 63  
MINIMUM 33 -27 1890 20 13 36  
AVERAGE 46 31 15 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.26 2021 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.51 -0.46 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.60 1.19 -0.59 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.29 0.82 -0.53 0.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.6 2021 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 8.7 -8.3 7.2  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 20.6 -14.1 19.4  
SINCE JUL 1 8.1 30.6 -22.5 19.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 34 -15 15  
MONTH TO DATE 687 1004 -317 1297  
SINCE DEC 1 2684 3346 -662 3517  
SINCE JUL 1 3797 4899 -1102 4669  
 
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 GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 70 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -20 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 631 AM MST SUNSET 540 PM MST  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM MST SUNSET 541 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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