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CDUS43 KUNR 080843
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
243 AM MDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 65 236 PM 90 1992 63 2 70
MINIMUM 27 133 AM 25 2010 38 -11 44
AVERAGE 46 51 -5 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 1000 PM
LOWEST 20 100 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 2010
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM MDT SUNSET 804 PM MDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM MDT SUNSET 805 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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