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CDUS43 KUNR 020835
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 61 341 PM 88 1955 61 0 59
MINIMUM 29 549 AM 18 1950 36 -7 40
AVERAGE 45 48 -3 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.48 1946 0.09 -0.09 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.09 -0.09 0.03
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 3.08 -1.59 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 3.89 -2.18 4.38
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 17 3 15
MONTH TO DATE 20 17 3 15
SINCE MAR 1 1246 1569 -323 1272
SINCE JUL 1 5257 6827 -1570 6179
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 600 AM
LOWEST 24 300 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 86 2015
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 21 2019
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM MDT SUNSET 757 PM MDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM MDT SUNSET 758 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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