526  
CDUS43 KUNR 310847  
CLIGCC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
247 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2026  
   
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 1155 AM 82 5 78  
MINIMUM 46 1116 PM 50 -4 48  
AVERAGE 67 66 1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.94 -0.67 0.45  
SINCE JUN 1 2.54 4.49 -1.95 4.21  
SINCE JAN 1 5.27 10.31 -5.04 10.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 2  
MONTH TO DATE 15 34 -19 9  
SINCE JUN 1 117 190 -73 127  
SINCE JUL 1 15 52 -37 19  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 4 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 203 181 22 207  
SINCE JUN 1 652 458 194 539  
SINCE JAN 1 685 465 220 546    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 1100 PM  
LOWEST 16 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 624 AM MDT SUNSET 740 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 625 AM MDT SUNSET 738 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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