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CDUS43 KUNR 180835
CLIGCC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 56 111 PM 66 -10 70
MINIMUM 39 1153 PM 40 -1 34
AVERAGE 48 53 -5 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.30 -1.27 0.53
SINCE MAR 1 1.73 3.73 -2.00 4.00
SINCE JAN 1 2.44 4.49 -2.05 4.79
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 17 13 4 13
MONTH TO DATE 228 265 -37 185
SINCE MAR 1 1551 1849 -298 1183
SINCE JUL 1 5764 7217 -1453 6236
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 7
SINCE MAR 1 7 0 7 7
SINCE JAN 1 7 0 7 7
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 200 AM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 57
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM MDT SUNSET 826 PM MDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM MDT SUNSET 827 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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