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CDUS43 KUNR 060036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 51 202 PM 93 2004 62 -11 77
MINIMUM 28 340 AM 22 1944 37 -9 49
AVERAGE 40 50 -10 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.10 2007 0.09 -0.09 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.45 -0.44 0.07
SINCE MAR 1 1.50 3.44 -1.94 3.63
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.25 -2.53 4.42
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 25 15 10 2
MONTH TO DATE 80 80 0 39
SINCE MAR 1 1306 1632 -326 1296
SINCE JUL 1 5317 6890 -1573 6203
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 400 AM
LOWEST 29 100 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 26 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 538 AM MDT SUNSET 801 PM MDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 537 AM MDT SUNSET 802 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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