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CDUS43 KUNR 080835
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT THU OCT 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 89 2020
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 620 PM MDT
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 619 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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