506
CDUS43 KUNR 030040
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
640 PM MDT THU APR 02 2026
...............................
..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 45 320 PM 77 1991 54 -9 41
MINIMUM 31 723 AM 1 1975 28 3 27
AVERAGE 38 41 -3 34
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.54 1984 0.05 -0.05 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.10 0.08 0.11
SINCE MAR 1 0.54 1.01 -0.47 0.72
SINCE JAN 1 0.76 1.82 -1.06 1.51
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 27 24 3 31
MONTH TO DATE 56 48 8 56
SINCE MAR 1 684 966 -282 767
SINCE JUL 1 4695 6224 -1529 5674
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 AM
LOWEST 68 300 PM
AVERAGE 84
......................................................
THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 82 1943
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -1 2020
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM MDT SUNSET 721 PM MDT
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 630 AM MDT SUNSET 722 PM MDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page