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CDUS43 KUNR 280851
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
251 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 90 359 PM 103 1991 83 7 86
MINIMUM 55 529 AM 42 1992 53 2 54
AVERAGE 73 68 5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.88 2006 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.42 0.75 2.55
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.57 -2.51 8.65
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.82 -4.20 15.08
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 14 -9 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 120 -41 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 27 -22 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 5 3 5
MONTH TO DATE 223 186 37 227
SINCE JUN 1 754 511 243 654
SINCE JAN 1 794 523 271 678
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 600 AM
LOWEST 34 500 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 41 2004
2019
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 611 AM MDT SUNSET 735 PM MDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 733 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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