980  
CDUS43 KUNR 050035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT TUE AUG 04 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 76 312 PM 103 2001 87 -11 88  
MINIMUM 43R 456 AM 45 1978 59 -16 60  
AVERAGE 60 73 -13 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1982 0.07 -0.07 0.44  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.26 -0.26 1.82  
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.41 -3.52 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.66 -5.21 14.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 0 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 106 -27 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 13 -8 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 9  
MONTH TO DATE 37 34 3 32  
SINCE JUN 1 568 359 209 459  
SINCE JAN 1 608 371 237 483    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 400 AM  
LOWEST 27 300 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 103 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2026........SUNRISE 544 AM MDT SUNSET 812 PM MDT  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 545 AM MDT SUNSET 811 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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