855  
CDUS43 KUNR 220044  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
644 PM MDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 70 92 1966 67 3 63  
MINIMUM 43 27 1931 47 -4 39  
AVERAGE 57 57 0 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.97 2019 0.16 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 2.58 -1.91 1.96  
SINCE MAR 1 2.08 5.78 -3.70 5.04  
SINCE JAN 1 2.37 6.62 -4.25 5.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.5 2019 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.0 -2.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.9 22.4 -11.5 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.0 53.4 -34.4 28.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 9 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 201 256 -55 180  
SINCE MAR 1 1346 1756 -410 1407  
SINCE JUL 1 5174 6690 -1516 6093  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 3 11 36  
SINCE MAR 1 35 4 31 36  
SINCE JAN 1 35 4 31 36    
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WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 521 AM MDT SUNSET 819 PM MDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 520 AM MDT SUNSET 820 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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