409  
CDUS43 KUNR 050038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
538 PM MST WED MAR 04 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 71R 343 PM 71 2000 44 27 38  
MINIMUM 23 626 AM -16 2019 18 5 22  
AVERAGE 47 31 16 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.87 1992 0.02 -0.02 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.89 -0.67 0.81  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 34 -16 35  
MONTH TO DATE 91 138 -47 107  
SINCE MAR 1 91 138 -47 107  
SINCE JUL 1 4102 5396 -1294 5014  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 700 AM  
LOWEST 11 100 PM  
AVERAGE 35  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 76 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 624 AM MST SUNSET 545 PM MST  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM MST SUNSET 546 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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