653  
CDUS43 KUNR 080037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT WED OCT 07 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 83 123 PM 89 1975 65 18 63  
2003  
MINIMUM 42 554 AM 13 2000 38 4 39  
AVERAGE 63 51 12 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.48 1949 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.39 -0.39 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.61 -0.08 1.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.60 -4.45 17.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 14 -12 14  
MONTH TO DATE 29 89 -60 47  
SINCE SEP 1 84 264 -180 104  
SINCE JUL 1 89 302 -213 115  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 18  
SINCE SEP 1 103 62 41 125  
SINCE JAN 1 937 604 333 815    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 200 AM  
LOWEST 14 100 PM  
AVERAGE 36  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 89 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 7 2026.......SUNRISE 657 AM MDT SUNSET 622 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 620 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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