710  
CDUS43 KUNR 250046  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
646 PM MDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 94 215 PM 102 2024 84 10 79  
MINIMUM 61 348 AM 41 2015 54 7 50  
AVERAGE 78 69 9 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 0.86 2007 0.05 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.30 0.87 2.55  
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.45 -2.39 8.65  
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.70 -4.08 15.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 9 -4 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 115 -36 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 22 -17 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 5 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 204 171 33 219  
SINCE JUN 1 735 496 239 646  
SINCE JAN 1 775 508 267 670    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 100 AM  
LOWEST 23 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 103 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 42 1964  
 
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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