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CDUS43 KUNR 170833
CLIGCC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
233 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 56 139 PM 55 1 71
MINIMUM 27 1151 PM 30 -3 41
AVERAGE 42 42 0 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.24 0.05 0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.75 -0.26 0.34
SINCE MAR 1 1.01 1.58 -0.57 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 2.34 -0.62 2.53
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 23 0 9
MONTH TO DATE 316 383 -67 332
SINCE MAR 1 999 1293 -294 696
SINCE JUL 1 5212 6661 -1449 5749
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HEAVY SNOW
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 400 PM
LOWEST 34 200 AM
AVERAGE 65
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 615 AM MDT SUNSET 749 PM MDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 613 AM MDT SUNSET 751 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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