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CDUS43 KUNR 100044  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
644 PM MDT THU APR 09 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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 50 235 PM 88 1977 55 -5 68  
MINIMUM 25 450 AM 11 2013 30 -5 38  
AVERAGE 38 42 -4 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 2013 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.50 -0.16 0.21  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.41 -0.71 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.22 -1.30 1.61  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 23 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 235 212 23 212  
SINCE MAR 1 863 1130 -267 923  
SINCE JUL 1 4874 6388 -1514 5830  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 87 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 12 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM MDT SUNSET 729 PM MDT  
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM MDT SUNSET 730 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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