542  
CDUS43 KUNR 160836  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 103 1929 84 -6 88  
MINIMUM 62 47 1959 60 2 65  
AVERAGE 70 72 -2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.27 1.63 1888 0.07 0.20 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 1.14 1.20 -0.06 1.40  
SINCE JUN 1 3.35 7.15 -3.80 8.27  
SINCE JAN 1 8.12 15.31 -7.19 14.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 1949 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 43 94 -51 65  
SINCE JUL 1 1 10 -9 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 8 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 141 125 16 136  
SINCE JUN 1 740 478 262 545  
SINCE JAN 1 823 495 328 583    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1955  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 47 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 756 PM MDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 754 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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