606  
CDUS43 KUNR 020045  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
645 PM MDT THU OCT 01 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 62 319 PM 94 2005 68 -6 83  
MINIMUM 51 631 AM 20 1985 40 11 53  
AVERAGE 57 54 3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.77 1977 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.27 0.26 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.26 -4.11 16.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 11 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 11 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 63 186 -123 57  
SINCE JUL 1 68 224 -156 68  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3  
SINCE SEP 1 95 62 33 110  
SINCE JAN 1 929 604 325 800    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 400 AM  
LOWEST 33 100 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 96 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 27 1950  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 650 AM MDT SUNSET 633 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 651 AM MDT SUNSET 631 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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