806  
CDUS43 KUNR 290835  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 50 90 1910 59 -9 56  
MINIMUM 34 20 1956 38 -4 41  
AVERAGE 42 48 -6 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.10 1950 0.10 -0.09 0.75  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 2.07 -1.20 2.26  
SINCE MAR 1 1.41 3.01 -1.60 2.99  
SINCE JAN 1 1.70 3.85 -2.15 3.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1950 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.5 9.6 -7.1 1.9  
SINCE MAR 1 10.9 20.0 -9.1 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.0 51.0 -32.0 28.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 17 6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 518 584 -66 489  
SINCE MAR 1 1107 1468 -361 1204  
SINCE JUL 1 4935 6402 -1467 5890  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 21 0 21 0  
SINCE JAN 1 21 0 21 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 12 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 547 AM MDT SUNSET 754 PM MDT  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 546 AM MDT SUNSET 755 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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