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CDUS43 KUNR 050836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
136 AM MST THU MAR 05 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 71R 343 PM 71 2000 44 27 38
MINIMUM 23 626 AM -16 2019 18 5 22
AVERAGE 47 31 16 30
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 4.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 76 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM MST SUNSET 546 PM MST
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM MST SUNSET 547 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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