261  
CDUS43 KUNR 170038  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 84 1958 55 13 78  
MINIMUM 52 13 1907 34 18 49  
AVERAGE 60 44 16 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.00 1960 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 1.04 -0.76 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 0.82 1.98 -1.16 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 1.11 2.82 -1.71 1.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.0 1960 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 6.2 -4.8 0.8  
SINCE MAR 1 9.8 16.6 -6.8 7.7  
SINCE JUL 1 17.9 47.6 -29.7 27.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 21 -16 1  
MONTH TO DATE 276 360 -84 272  
SINCE MAR 1 865 1244 -379 987  
SINCE JUL 1 4693 6178 -1485 5673  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 9 0 9 0  
SINCE JAN 1 9 0 9 0    
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WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 86 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 20 1953  
2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 608 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM MDT SUNSET 740 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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