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CDUS43 KUNR 310847
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
247 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 93 122 PM 102 1948 83 10 77
2023
MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 38 1992 52 3 57
AVERAGE 74 67 7 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 9 4 5 2
MONTH TO DATE 261 200 61 237
SINCE JUN 1 792 525 267 664
SINCE JAN 1 832 537 295 688
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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 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 37 2020
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 614 AM MDT SUNSET 730 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 616 AM MDT SUNSET 728 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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