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CDUS43 KUNR 090101
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
701 PM MDT WED APR 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 60 248 PM 81 1977 55 5 73
MINIMUM 37 543 AM 7 1997 29 8 28
AVERAGE 49 42 7 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1969 0.06 -0.06 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.44 -0.10 0.21
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.35 -0.65 0.82
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.16 -1.24 1.61
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 16 23 -7 14
MONTH TO DATE 201 189 12 200
SINCE MAR 1 829 1107 -278 911
SINCE JUL 1 4840 6365 -1525 5818
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 500 AM
LOWEST 21 100 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 88 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 11 2013
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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