268  
CDUS43 KUNR 030835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT SAT OCT 03 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 76 406 PM 96 2011 68 8 92  
MINIMUM 44 223 AM 27 1950 40 4 49  
2009  
AVERAGE 60 54 6 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.07 1986 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.33 0.20 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.32 -4.17 16.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 12 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 23 -6 0  
SINCE SEP 1 72 198 -126 57  
SINCE JUL 1 77 236 -159 68  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 9  
SINCE SEP 1 95 62 33 116  
SINCE JAN 1 929 604 325 806    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1100 PM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 96 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 24 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 652 AM MDT SUNSET 629 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 654 AM MDT SUNSET 627 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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