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CDUS43 KUNR 130111
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
711 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 75 403 PM 94 2025 65 10 94
MINIMUM 50 403 AM 22 1943 40 10 53
1953
AVERAGE 63 53 10 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.84 2023 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.17 -1.16 0.11
SINCE MAR 1 1.50 4.16 -2.66 3.67
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.97 -3.25 4.46
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 13 -11 0
MONTH TO DATE 157 177 -20 61
SINCE MAR 1 1383 1729 -346 1318
SINCE JUL 1 5394 6987 -1593 6225
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 9
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 23
SINCE MAR 1 6 1 5 23
SINCE JAN 1 6 1 5 23
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 50 400 AM
LOWEST 17 400 PM
AVERAGE 34
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 92 1955
2001
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 25 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 529 AM MDT SUNSET 809 PM MDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 528 AM MDT SUNSET 810 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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