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CDUS43 KUNR 160051
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
651 PM MDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 81 1259 PM 106 1988 86 -5 92
MINIMUM 62 540 AM 47 2023 57 5 61
AVERAGE 72 71 1 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.22 0.69 1978 0.05 0.17 0.18
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 0.87 -0.25 2.46
SINCE JUN 1 2.51 6.02 -3.51 8.56
SINCE JAN 1 8.07 13.27 -5.20 14.99
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 7 7 0 12
MONTH TO DATE 131 117 14 127
SINCE JUN 1 662 442 220 554
SINCE JAN 1 702 454 248 578
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 800 AM
LOWEST 47 100 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1973
1995
2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 45 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 756 PM MDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 755 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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