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CDUS43 KUNR 070048
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
648 PM MDT THU AUG 06 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 98 312 PM 104 1961 87 11 90
MINIMUM 54 305 AM 50 1989 59 -5 64
1993
AVERAGE 76 73 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.51 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.37 -0.37 1.87
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.52 -3.63 7.97
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.77 -5.32 14.40
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 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
TODAY 11 8 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 51 50 1 54
SINCE JUN 1 582 375 207 481
SINCE JAN 1 622 387 235 505
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 600 AM
LOWEST 15 300 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 105 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1989
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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