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CDUS43 KUNR 220835
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 90 317 PM 101 1947 85 5 91
MINIMUM 61 1159 PM 43 2021 55 6 63
AVERAGE 76 70 6 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.92 1964 0.04 -0.04 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.16 0.92 2.49
SINCE JUN 1 3.97 6.31 -2.34 8.59
SINCE JAN 1 9.53 13.56 -4.03 15.02
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 6 -1 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 112 -33 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 19 -14 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 12
MONTH TO DATE 175 154 21 209
SINCE JUN 1 706 479 227 636
SINCE JAN 1 746 491 255 660
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 1000 PM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1949
1960
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 745 PM MDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 744 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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