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CDUS43 KUNR 280036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT MON APR 27 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 43 203 PM 87 1952 60 -17 79
MINIMUM 32 819 AM 17 1994 34 -2 49
AVERAGE 38 47 -9 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.16 1.49 2025 0.09 0.07 1.49
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 1.82 -0.69 2.29
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 2.73 -1.24 2.90
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 3.54 -1.83 3.69
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 27 18 9 1
MONTH TO DATE 529 579 -50 506
SINCE MAR 1 1157 1497 -340 1217
SINCE JUL 1 5168 6755 -1587 6124
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 64 200 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 550 AM MDT SUNSET 751 PM MDT
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 548 AM MDT SUNSET 752 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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