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CDUS43 KUNR 170038
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
638 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 73 845 AM 86 1958 57 16 82
MINIMUM 49 101 AM 7 2022 31 18 34
AVERAGE 61 44 17 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.75 1976 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.96 -0.61 0.21
SINCE MAR 1 0.71 1.87 -1.16 0.82
SINCE JAN 1 0.93 2.68 -1.75 1.61
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 4 21 -17 7
MONTH TO DATE 299 364 -65 300
SINCE MAR 1 927 1282 -355 1011
SINCE JUL 1 4938 6540 -1602 5918
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 47 400 PM
LOWEST 21 1100 AM
AVERAGE 34
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 16 2001
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 607 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 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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