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CDUS43 KUNR 240044
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
644 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 63 1207 AM 85 2009 58 5 56
2012
MINIMUM 46 1010 AM 12 2013 33 13 29
AVERAGE 55 46 9 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.09 2010 0.08 -0.08 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.49 -1.01 0.36
SINCE MAR 1 0.84 2.40 -1.56 0.97
SINCE JAN 1 1.06 3.21 -2.15 1.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 10 19 -9 22
MONTH TO DATE 407 505 -98 449
SINCE MAR 1 1035 1423 -388 1160
SINCE JUL 1 5046 6681 -1635 6067
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 56 1000 AM
LOWEST 13 1200 AM
AVERAGE 35
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 22 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 746 PM MDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 554 AM MDT SUNSET 747 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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