298  
CDUS43 KUNR 030036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU JUL 02 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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 96 151 PM 106 1990 83 13 94  
MINIMUM 57 227 AM 41 1968 56 1 60  
AVERAGE 77 70 7 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 1978 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.16 -0.16 T  
SINCE JUN 1 0.53 3.03 -2.50 1.99  
SINCE JAN 1 6.09 10.28 -4.19 8.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JUN 1 74 95 -21 62  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 20 12 8 23  
SINCE JUN 1 97 93 4 171  
SINCE JAN 1 137 105 32 195    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 12 200 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 103 2012  
2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 2 2026..........SUNRISE 514 AM MDT SUNSET 839 PM MDT  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 514 AM MDT SUNSET 839 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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