487  
CDUS43 KUNR 010036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 87 252 PM 104 1988 88 -1 78  
MINIMUM 60 323 AM 46 2009 60 0 62  
AVERAGE 74 74 0 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.00 1999 0.07 -0.07 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 1.36 2.28 -0.92 4.11  
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.15 -3.26 6.10  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.40 -4.95 12.53  
 
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 9 9 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 454 244 210 279  
SINCE JUN 1 531 325 206 427  
SINCE JAN 1 571 337 234 451    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 102 1955  
1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 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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