831  
CDUS43 KUNR 010035  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
535 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 50 70 1972 42 8 58  
MINIMUM 20 -20 1919 21 -1 38  
AVERAGE 35 31 4 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.82 1904 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.53 -0.48 0.35  
SINCE DEC 1 0.60 1.21 -0.61 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.29 0.84 -0.55 0.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.2 1904 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 9.1 -8.7 7.2  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 21.0 -14.5 19.4  
SINCE JUL 1 8.1 31.0 -22.9 19.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 34 -4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 717 1038 -321 1314  
SINCE DEC 1 2714 3380 -666 3534  
SINCE JUL 1 3827 4933 -1106 4686  
 
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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WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -16 1962  
 
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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