160  
CDUS43 KUNR 130832  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
232 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 78 1047 AM 105 1965 86 -8 88  
MINIMUM 59 450 AM 45 1964 58 1 56  
1992  
AVERAGE 69 72 -3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 1.16 1945 0.06 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.71 -0.50 1.91  
SINCE JUN 1 2.10 5.86 -3.76 8.01  
SINCE JAN 1 7.66 13.11 -5.45 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 4 7 -3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 111 96 15 88  
SINCE JUN 1 642 421 221 515  
SINCE JAN 1 682 433 249 539    
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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 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 64 800 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 107 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 43 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 554 AM MDT SUNSET 800 PM MDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 555 AM MDT SUNSET 758 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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