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CDUS43 KUNR 040036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT SUN MAY 03 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 69 1208 PM 93 1952 62 7 77
MINIMUM 46 432 AM 19 1954 37 9 36
AVERAGE 58 49 9 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.76 1969 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.27 -0.27 0.03
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 3.26 -1.77 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 4.07 -2.36 4.38
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 7 16 -9 8
MONTH TO DATE 36 49 -13 37
SINCE MAR 1 1262 1601 -339 1294
SINCE JUL 1 5273 6859 -1586 6201
COOLING
TODAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 63 600 AM
LOWEST 31 1200 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 91 1986
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 25 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM MDT SUNSET 758 PM MDT
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 539 AM MDT SUNSET 759 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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