021  
CDUS43 KUNR 050036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 79 454 PM 94 1963 67 12 72  
MINIMUM 40 203 AM 27 2018 39 1 53  
AVERAGE 60 53 7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.74 2013 0.05 -0.05 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.57  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.44 0.09 1.62  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.43 -4.28 17.11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 13 -8 2  
MONTH TO DATE 27 48 -21 2  
SINCE SEP 1 82 223 -141 59  
SINCE JUL 1 87 261 -174 70  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 35 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 94 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 654 AM MDT SUNSET 627 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 655 AM MDT SUNSET 626 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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