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CDUS43 KUNR 300856
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
256 AM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 94 242 PM 107 2012 83 11 76
MINIMUM 65 516 AM 41 1988 53 12 58
AVERAGE 80 68 12 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.07 2011 0.04 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.51 0.66 2.55
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.66 -2.60 8.65
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.91 -4.29 15.08
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 18 -13 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 124 -45 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 31 -26 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 15 5 10 2
MONTH TO DATE 252 196 56 235
SINCE JUN 1 783 521 262 662
SINCE JAN 1 823 533 290 686
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 61 600 AM
LOWEST 25 300 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1948
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 38 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM MDT SUNSET 731 PM MDT
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM MDT SUNSET 730 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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