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CDUS43 KUNR 200836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 85 416 PM 104 1986 85 0 98
MINIMUM 55 218 AM 41 1978 56 -1 61
AVERAGE 70 70 0 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1985 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.07 1.01 2.46
SINCE JUN 1 3.97 6.22 -2.25 8.56
SINCE JAN 1 9.53 13.47 -3.94 14.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 4 1 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 110 -31 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 17 -12 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 6 -1 15
MONTH TO DATE 154 142 12 179
SINCE JUN 1 685 467 218 606
SINCE JAN 1 725 479 246 630
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 34 500 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1973
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 42 1964
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM MDT SUNSET 748 PM MDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 747 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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