405  
CDUS43 KUNR 110035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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 91R 212 PM 88 1955 63 28 75  
2015  
MINIMUM 56 1211 AM 11 2009 36 20 42  
AVERAGE 74 50 24 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.39 2003 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.55 -0.55 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.77 -0.24 1.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.76 -4.61 17.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 16 -16 6  
MONTH TO DATE 34 134 -100 62  
SINCE SEP 1 89 309 -220 119  
SINCE JUL 1 94 347 -253 130  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 0 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 0 20 18  
SINCE SEP 1 115 62 53 125  
SINCE JAN 1 949 604 345 815    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 47 1200 AM  
LOWEST 13 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 30  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 89 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 10 2026.......SUNRISE 701 AM MDT SUNSET 617 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 11 2026.......SUNRISE 702 AM MDT SUNSET 615 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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