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CDUS43 KUNR 080036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT TUE APR 07 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 72 417 PM 85 1988 55 17 61
MINIMUM 22 445 AM 11 2007 29 -7 29
AVERAGE 47 42 5 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.92 2024 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.38 -0.04 0.11
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.29 -0.59 0.72
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.10 -1.18 1.51
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 23 -5 20
MONTH TO DATE 185 166 19 186
SINCE MAR 1 813 1084 -271 897
SINCE JUL 1 4824 6342 -1518 5804
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 400 AM
LOWEST 21 400 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 7 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM MDT SUNSET 727 PM MDT
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM MDT SUNSET 728 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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