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CDUS43 KUNR 220037
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 84 417 PM 92 1980 58 26 63
MINIMUM 39 518 AM 14 1959 33 6 33
AVERAGE 62 45 17 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.88 2005 0.08 -0.08 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.34 -0.86 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 0.84 2.25 -1.41 0.94
SINCE JAN 1 1.06 3.06 -2.00 1.73
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 3 20 -17 17
MONTH TO DATE 397 466 -69 409
SINCE MAR 1 1025 1384 -359 1120
SINCE JUL 1 5036 6642 -1606 6027
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 500 AM
LOWEST 12 400 PM
AVERAGE 37
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 93 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 13 1951
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 744 PM MDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 745 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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