315  
CDUS43 KUNR 060836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT THU AUG 06 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 91 341 PM 103 2022 87 4 83  
MINIMUM 45R 416 AM 45 1980 59 -14 66  
AVERAGE 68 73 -5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.75 2014 0.06 -0.06 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.32 -0.32 1.87  
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.47 -3.58 7.97  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.72 -5.27 14.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 106 -27 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 13 -8 11  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 8 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 40 42 -2 42  
SINCE JUN 1 571 367 204 469  
SINCE JAN 1 611 379 232 493    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 400 AM  
LOWEST 15 400 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 104 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 50 1989  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 546 AM MDT SUNSET 810 PM MDT  
AUGUST 7 2026........SUNRISE 547 AM MDT SUNSET 808 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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