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CDUS43 KUNR 090036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 74 216 PM 88 1985 63 11 80
MINIMUM 40 319 AM 21 2010 39 1 41
AVERAGE 57 51 6 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1965 0.10 -0.10 0.00
1995
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.74 -0.73 0.07
SINCE MAR 1 1.50 3.73 -2.23 3.63
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.54 -2.82 4.42
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 8 14 -6 4
MONTH TO DATE 135 124 11 61
SINCE MAR 1 1361 1676 -315 1318
SINCE JUL 1 5372 6934 -1562 6225
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 100 AM
LOWEST 19 400 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 25 2002
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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