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CDUS43 KUNR 080831
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
131 AM MST SUN MAR 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 63 404 PM 74 2020 45 18 36
MINIMUM 20 544 AM -13 1995 19 1 15
1996
AVERAGE 42 32 10 26
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.28 2019 0.02 -0.02 0.02
MONTH TO DATE T 0.15 -0.15 0.34
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.15 -0.15 0.34
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.96 -0.74 1.13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 33 -10 39
MONTH TO DATE 159 238 -79 216
SINCE MAR 1 159 238 -79 216
SINCE JUL 1 4170 5496 -1326 5123
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 1200 AM
LOWEST 16 400 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 68 1977
2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -21 1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 717 AM MDT SUNSET 650 PM MDT
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 715 AM MDT SUNSET 651 PM MDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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