446  
CDUS43 KUNR 190041  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
641 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 96 427 PM 106 2006 87 9 84  
MINIMUM 66 407 AM 49 1972 59 7 58  
1982  
1992  
AVERAGE 81 73 8 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 1997 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.34 -0.54 2.52  
SINCE JUN 1 1.33 4.21 -2.88 4.51  
SINCE JAN 1 6.89 11.46 -4.57 10.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 11  
SINCE JUN 1 74 100 -26 73  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 16 9 7 6  
MONTH TO DATE 256 129 127 151  
SINCE JUN 1 333 210 123 299  
SINCE JAN 1 373 222 151 323    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 300 AM  
LOWEST 34 300 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 107 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 48 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 526 AM MDT SUNSET 830 PM MDT  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 527 AM MDT SUNSET 830 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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