951  
CDUS43 KUNR 310835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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 88 230 PM 109 2006 88 0 80  
MINIMUM 63 1144 PM 43 1971 60 3 60  
AVERAGE 76 74 2 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.23 2001 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.36 2.21 -0.85 4.01  
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.08 -3.19 6.00  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.33 -4.88 12.43  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 11 9 2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 445 237 208 274  
SINCE JUN 1 522 318 204 422  
SINCE JAN 1 562 330 232 446    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 500 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 46 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 539 AM MDT SUNSET 817 PM MDT  
AUGUST 1 2026........SUNRISE 540 AM MDT SUNSET 816 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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