563  
CDUS43 KUNR 030840  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
240 AM MDT THU SEP 03 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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 96 352 PM 104 1960 82 14 89  
MINIMUM 54 236 AM 38 1974 51 3 55  
2008  
AVERAGE 75 66 9 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 1986 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.08 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.02 0.08 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 9.64 14.07 -4.43 15.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 5 -5 0  
SINCE JUL 1 5 43 -38 11  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 4 6 7  
MONTH TO DATE 13 8 5 13  
SINCE SEP 1 13 8 5 13  
SINCE JAN 1 847 550 297 703    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 15 400 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 100 1948  
2005  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 3 2026.....SUNRISE 618 AM MDT SUNSET 724 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....SUNRISE 619 AM MDT SUNSET 723 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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