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CDUS43 KUNR 170834
CLIGCC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 83 402 PM 86 -3 90
MINIMUM 52 242 AM 54 -2 62
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.03 -0.01 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.57 -0.30 0.36
SINCE JUN 1 2.54 4.12 -1.58 4.12
SINCE JAN 1 5.27 9.94 -4.67 10.64
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 15 9 6 4
SINCE JUN 1 117 165 -48 122
SINCE JUL 1 15 27 -12 14
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 11
MONTH TO DATE 102 114 -12 126
SINCE JUN 1 551 391 160 458
SINCE JAN 1 584 398 186 465
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 200 AM
LOWEST 29 400 PM
AVERAGE 63
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM MDT SUNSET 804 PM MDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 802 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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