358  
CDUS43 KUNR 250038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 38 459 PM 89 1962 59 -21 44  
MINIMUM 31 532 AM 22 2013 33 -2 39  
AVERAGE 35 46 -11 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.22 0.48 2000 0.07 0.15 0.42  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.56 -0.76 0.78  
SINCE MAR 1 1.16 2.47 -1.31 1.39  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 3.28 -1.90 2.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 19 11 23  
MONTH TO DATE 444 524 -80 472  
SINCE MAR 1 1072 1442 -370 1183  
SINCE JUL 1 5083 6700 -1617 6090  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 82 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 22 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 554 AM MDT SUNSET 747 PM MDT  
APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 553 AM MDT SUNSET 749 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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