405  
CDUS43 KUNR 090037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT WED JUL 08 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 82 136 PM 110 1989 85 -3 89  
MINIMUM 60 450 AM 47 1944 58 2 54  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.90 1980 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.61 0.18 1.28  
SINCE JUN 1 1.32 3.48 -2.16 3.27  
SINCE JAN 1 6.88 10.73 -3.85 9.70  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE JUN 1 74 100 -26 62  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 7 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 83 50 33 87  
SINCE JUN 1 160 131 29 235  
SINCE JAN 1 200 143 57 259    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 56 100 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 106 2005  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 48 1959  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 518 AM MDT SUNSET 837 PM MDT  
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 518 AM MDT SUNSET 836 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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