600  
CDUS43 KUNR 080843  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
243 AM MDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 90 1934 62 2 68  
MINIMUM 40 25 1907 41 -1 46  
AVERAGE 52 52 0 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.02 1950 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.69 -0.67 0.18  
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 3.89 -2.46 3.26  
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.73 -3.01 4.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 10.8 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.9 21.4 -10.5 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.0 52.4 -33.4 28.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 14 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 105 103 2 65  
SINCE MAR 1 1250 1603 -353 1292  
SINCE JUL 1 5078 6537 -1459 5978  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 21 1 20 0  
SINCE JAN 1 21 1 20 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 535 AM MDT SUNSET 805 PM MDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM MDT SUNSET 806 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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