483  
CDUS43 KUNR 040037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT SAT OCT 03 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 75 1205 PM 96 2025 67 8 96  
MINIMUM 48 327 AM 24 2009 39 9 51  
AVERAGE 62 53 9 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.92 2013 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.39 0.14 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.38 -4.23 16.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 12 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 35 -15 0  
SINCE SEP 1 75 210 -135 57  
SINCE JUL 1 80 248 -168 68  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 18  
SINCE SEP 1 95 62 33 125  
SINCE JAN 1 929 604 325 815    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 200 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 27 2018  
 
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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