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CDUS43 KUNR 170844
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
244 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 63 306 PM 91 1991 60 3 64
MINIMUM 27 632 AM 14 1992 34 -7 39
AVERAGE 45 47 -2 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.44 1998 0.05 -0.05 0.05
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.86 -0.74 0.91
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.08 -0.43 1.96
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.07 -4.80 17.45
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 13
MONTH TO DATE 136 236 -100 136
SINCE SEP 1 191 411 -220 193
SINCE JUL 1 196 449 -253 204
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 600 AM
LOWEST 14 400 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1950
2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 17 1948
1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 605 PM MDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM MDT SUNSET 603 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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