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CDUS43 KUNR 210032
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
632 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 85R 340 PM 83 2007 50 35 61
MINIMUM 50 403 AM -6 1965 24 26 17
AVERAGE 68 37 31 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.30 2006 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.49 -0.15 0.42
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.49 -0.15 0.42
SINCE JAN 1 0.56 1.30 -0.74 1.21
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 28 -28 26
MONTH TO DATE 465 629 -164 500
SINCE MAR 1 465 629 -164 500
SINCE JUL 1 4476 5887 -1411 5407
COOLING
TODAY 3 0 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0
SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 0
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 41 400 AM
LOWEST 11 300 PM
AVERAGE 26
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 78 2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -5 1955
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 655 AM MDT SUNSET 705 PM MDT
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 653 AM MDT SUNSET 706 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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