182  
CDUS43 KUNR 120844  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
244 AM MDT WED AUG 12 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 92 1251 PM 103 2006 87 5 90  
2022  
MINIMUM 62 1119 PM 40 2004 58 4 51  
AVERAGE 77 72 5 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.31 1948 0.05 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.65 -0.62 1.91  
SINCE JUN 1 1.92 5.80 -3.88 8.01  
SINCE JAN 1 7.48 13.05 -5.57 14.44  
 
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 12 7 5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 107 89 18 81  
SINCE JUN 1 638 414 224 508  
SINCE JAN 1 678 426 252 532    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 45 1964  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 553 AM MDT SUNSET 801 PM MDT  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 554 AM MDT SUNSET 800 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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