910  
CDUS43 KUNR 170040  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
640 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 90 1934 65 14 58  
2012  
MINIMUM 49 32 1942 45 4 43  
2009  
AVERAGE 64 55 9 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.70 1957 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.83 -1.81 0.61  
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 5.03 -3.60 3.69  
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 5.87 -4.15 4.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 1.0 1942 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.9 22.1 -11.2 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.0 53.1 -34.1 28.4  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 10 -9 14  
MONTH TO DATE 126 209 -83 98  
SINCE MAR 1 1271 1709 -438 1325  
SINCE JUL 1 5099 6643 -1544 6011  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 36  
SINCE MAR 1 35 1 34 36  
SINCE JAN 1 35 1 34 36    
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WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 31 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 814 PM MDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 524 AM MDT SUNSET 815 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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