046  
CDUS43 KUNR 190836  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 46 90 1948 66 -20 57  
MINIMUM 37 22 1888 45 -8 42  
AVERAGE 42 56 -14 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 1.79 2018 0.14 0.03 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 0.41 2.11 -1.70 0.93  
SINCE MAR 1 1.82 5.31 -3.49 4.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.11 6.15 -4.04 4.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.9 22.2 -11.3 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.0 53.2 -34.2 28.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 10 13 15  
MONTH TO DATE 163 229 -66 123  
SINCE MAR 1 1308 1729 -421 1350  
SINCE JUL 1 5136 6663 -1527 6036  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 522 AM MDT SUNSET 817 PM MDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 521 AM MDT SUNSET 818 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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