352  
CDUS43 KUNR 100036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SUN AUG 09 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 90 254 PM 106 1947 87 3 85  
MINIMUM 62 602 AM 47 1967 58 4 48  
1995  
2024  
AVERAGE 76 72 4 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1950 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.54 -0.54 1.87  
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.69 -3.80 7.97  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.94 -5.49 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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 82 74 8 74  
SINCE JUN 1 613 399 214 501  
SINCE JAN 1 653 411 242 525    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 103 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 43 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 549 AM MDT SUNSET 805 PM MDT  
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE 550 AM MDT SUNSET 804 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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