538  
CDUS43 KUNR 040840  
CLIGCC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
240 AM MDT MON MAY 04 2026  
   
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 252 PM 60 11 75  
MINIMUM 38 1215 AM 34 4 38  
AVERAGE 55 47 8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.19 -0.19 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.70 2.62 -0.92 3.47  
SINCE JAN 1 2.41 3.38 -0.97 4.26  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 18 -8 8  
MONTH TO DATE 38 54 -16 46  
SINCE MAR 1 1361 1638 -277 1044  
SINCE JUL 1 5574 7006 -1432 6097  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 100 AM  
LOWEST 18 500 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM MDT SUNSET 810 PM MDT  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM MDT SUNSET 811 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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