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CDUS43 KUNR 290036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 51 245 PM 89 1987 60 -9 57
MINIMUM 35 339 AM 18 1956 35 0 41
AVERAGE 43 47 -4 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.71 1950 0.09 -0.09 0.64
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 1.91 -0.78 2.93
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 2.82 -1.33 3.54
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 3.63 -1.92 4.33
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 22 18 4 16
MONTH TO DATE 551 597 -46 522
SINCE MAR 1 1179 1515 -336 1233
SINCE JUL 1 5190 6773 -1583 6140
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 100 AM
LOWEST 50 300 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1950
1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 548 AM MDT SUNSET 752 PM MDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 547 AM MDT SUNSET 753 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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