556  
CDUS43 KUNR 050839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
239 AM MDT SAT SEP 05 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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 97 327 PM 104 1960 81 16 78  
MINIMUM 55 414 AM 34 1962 51 4 45  
AVERAGE 76 66 10 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.11 1971 0.04 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.16 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.05 0.16 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 14.15 -4.48 15.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 6  
SINCE SEP 1 0 11 -11 6  
SINCE JUL 1 5 49 -44 17  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 4 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 16 19 13  
SINCE SEP 1 35 16 19 13  
SINCE JAN 1 869 558 311 703    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 700 AM  
LOWEST 22 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 104 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 35 2025  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 620 AM MDT SUNSET 721 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 6 2026.....SUNRISE 621 AM MDT SUNSET 719 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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