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CDUS43 KUNR 080836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT WED APR 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 47 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 7 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM MDT SUNSET 728 PM MDT
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM MDT SUNSET 729 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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