712  
CDUS43 KUNR 230035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 92 316 PM 93 1989 58 34 64  
MINIMUM 44 249 AM 13 1951 33 11 30  
AVERAGE 68 45 23 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.65 2001 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.41 -0.93 0.33  
SINCE MAR 1 0.84 2.32 -1.48 0.94  
SINCE JAN 1 1.06 3.13 -2.07 1.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 20 -20 18  
MONTH TO DATE 397 486 -89 427  
SINCE MAR 1 1025 1404 -379 1138  
SINCE JUL 1 5036 6662 -1626 6045  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 0 5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 200 AM  
LOWEST 4 200 PM  
AVERAGE 31  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 2009  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 12 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 745 PM MDT  
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 746 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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