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CDUS43 KUNR 070036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT MON APR 06 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 43 1218 PM 82 1991 54 -11 64  
MINIMUM 34 622 AM 6 2007 29 5 24  
2009  
AVERAGE 39 42 -3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.14 2024 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.32 0.02 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.23 -0.53 0.72  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.04 -1.12 1.51  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 23 3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 161 143 18 166  
SINCE MAR 1 789 1061 -272 877  
SINCE JUL 1 4800 6319 -1519 5784  
 
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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 600 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 85 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 11 2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 624 AM MDT SUNSET 726 PM MDT  
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM MDT SUNSET 727 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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