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CDUS43 KUNR 080036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 65 236 PM 90 1992 63 2 70
MINIMUM 27 133 AM 25 2010 38 -11 44
AVERAGE 46 51 -5 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.88 2005 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.64 -0.63 0.07
SINCE MAR 1 1.50 3.63 -2.13 3.63
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.44 -2.72 4.42
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 15 4 8
MONTH TO DATE 127 110 17 57
SINCE MAR 1 1353 1662 -309 1314
SINCE JUL 1 5364 6920 -1556 6221
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 NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 200 AM
LOWEST 20 100 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 2010
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM MDT SUNSET 803 PM MDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM MDT SUNSET 804 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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