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CDUS43 KUNR 240835
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 84 1250 PM 104 1949 84 0 80
MINIMUM 65 1131 PM 38 2015 55 10 54
AVERAGE 75 69 6 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 0.39 2018 0.04 0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.14 1.25 0.89 2.55
SINCE JUN 1 4.03 6.40 -2.37 8.65
SINCE JAN 1 9.59 13.65 -4.06 15.08
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 8 -3 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 114 -35 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 21 -16 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 6 4 2
MONTH TO DATE 191 166 25 219
SINCE JUN 1 722 491 231 646
SINCE JAN 1 762 503 259 670
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 300 AM
LOWEST 56 500 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 41 2015
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM MDT SUNSET 742 PM MDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 608 AM MDT SUNSET 740 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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