990  
CDUS43 KUNR 310039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 93 122 PM 102 1948 83 10 77  
2023  
MINIMUM 64 557 AM 38 1992 52 12 57  
AVERAGE 79 67 12 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.50 1963 0.04 -0.04 0.39  
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.55 0.62 2.94  
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.70 -2.64 9.04  
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.95 -4.33 15.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 20 -15 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 126 -47 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 33 -28 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 4 10 2  
MONTH TO DATE 266 200 66 237  
SINCE JUN 1 797 525 272 664  
SINCE JAN 1 837 537 300 688    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 45 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 600 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 37 2020  
 
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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