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CDUS43 KUNR 170035
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
635 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 33 305 PM 82 2012 49 -16 61
MINIMUM -2R 520 AM -2 1943 23 -25 20
AVERAGE 16 36 -20 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.39 1963 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.38 -0.04 0.34
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.38 -0.04 0.34
SINCE JAN 1 0.56 1.19 -0.63 1.13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 49 29 20 24
MONTH TO DATE 442 515 -73 397
SINCE MAR 1 442 515 -73 397
SINCE JUL 1 4453 5773 -1320 5304
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 200 AM
LOWEST 36 1100 AM
AVERAGE 54
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 79 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -2 1965
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 703 AM MDT SUNSET 700 PM MDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 701 AM MDT SUNSET 701 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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