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CDUS43 KUNR 160836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 81 1259 PM 106 1988 86 -5 92
MINIMUM 61 1145 PM 47 2023 57 4 61
AVERAGE 71 71 0 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
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 6 7 -1 12
MONTH TO DATE 130 117 13 127
SINCE JUN 1 661 442 219 554
SINCE JAN 1 701 454 247 578
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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 9.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1000 PM
LOWEST 47 100 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1973
1995
2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 45 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 755 PM MDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 753 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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