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CDUS43 KUNR 170833
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
233 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 73 845 AM 86 1958 57 16 82
MINIMUM 32 1159 PM 7 2022 31 1 34
AVERAGE 53 44 9 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.12 0.75 1976 0.07 0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.96 -0.49 0.21
SINCE MAR 1 0.83 1.87 -1.04 0.82
SINCE JAN 1 1.05 2.68 -1.63 1.61
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 12 21 -9 7
MONTH TO DATE 307 364 -57 300
SINCE MAR 1 935 1282 -347 1011
SINCE JUL 1 4946 6540 -1594 5918
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 46 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 59 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 800 PM
LOWEST 21 1100 AM
AVERAGE 59
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 16 2001
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 PM MDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 604 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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