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CDUS43 KUNR 160836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 100 321 PM 111 2006 87 13 75  
MINIMUM 66 442 AM 45 2014 59 7 58  
AVERAGE 83 73 10 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.46 2015 0.07 -0.07 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.11 -0.31 1.99  
SINCE JUN 1 1.33 3.98 -2.65 3.98  
SINCE JAN 1 6.89 11.23 -4.34 10.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 3  
SINCE JUN 1 74 100 -26 65  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 3  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 8 10 2  
MONTH TO DATE 205 104 101 144  
SINCE JUN 1 282 185 97 292  
SINCE JAN 1 322 197 125 316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 500 AM  
LOWEST 14 300 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 109 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 47 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 524 AM MDT SUNSET 832 PM MDT  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 831 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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