880  
CDUS43 KUNR 010835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
135 AM MST SUN MAR 01 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 54 222 PM 73 2006 42 12 58  
MINIMUM 16 1134 PM -18 1962 17 -1 29  
AVERAGE 35 29 6 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.27 2004 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.50 -0.44 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.39 1.16 -0.77 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.81 -0.59 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 36 -6 21  
MONTH TO DATE 777 1090 -313 1324  
SINCE DEC 1 2824 3573 -749 3688  
SINCE JUL 1 4011 5258 -1247 4907  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 700 AM  
LOWEST 26 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -17 1962  
2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 629 AM MST SUNSET 541 PM MST  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM MST SUNSET 542 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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