597  
CDUS43 KUNR 120139  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
739 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 92 128 PM 95 2025 65 27 95  
MINIMUM 39 428 AM 23 1953 40 -1 56  
AVERAGE 66 52 14 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.70 2023 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.06 -1.05 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 1.50 4.05 -2.55 3.67  
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.86 -3.14 4.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 0  
MONTH TO DATE 155 164 -9 61  
SINCE MAR 1 1381 1716 -335 1318  
SINCE JUL 1 5392 6974 -1582 6225  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 14  
SINCE MAR 1 6 1 5 14  
SINCE JAN 1 6 1 5 14    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 10 100 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1943  
1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 530 AM MDT SUNSET 807 PM MDT  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 529 AM MDT SUNSET 809 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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