983  
CDUS43 KUNR 100039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT MON MAR 09 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 55 332 PM 73 2012 46 9 69  
2014  
MINIMUM 33 808 AM -14 2002 20 13 31  
AVERAGE 44 33 11 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 1970 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.20 -0.20 0.34  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.20 -0.20 0.34  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 1.01 -0.79 1.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 32 -11 15  
MONTH TO DATE 188 302 -114 261  
SINCE MAR 1 188 302 -114 261  
SINCE JUL 1 4199 5560 -1361 5168  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 800 AM  
LOWEST 39 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 80 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -14 1948  
1998  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 715 AM MDT SUNSET 651 PM MDT  
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 713 AM MDT SUNSET 652 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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