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CDUS43 KUNR 230839
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
239 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 83 109 PM 104 1949 85 -2 83
1960
MINIMUM 58 523 AM 38 1966 55 3 62
AVERAGE 71 70 1 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.06 1983 0.05 -0.04 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 2.09 1.21 0.88 2.55
SINCE JUN 1 3.98 6.36 -2.38 8.65
SINCE JAN 1 9.54 13.61 -4.07 15.08
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 7 -2 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 113 -34 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 20 -15 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 6 0 8
MONTH TO DATE 181 160 21 217
SINCE JUN 1 712 485 227 644
SINCE JAN 1 752 497 255 668
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 500 AM
LOWEST 39 300 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1949
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 2015
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 744 PM MDT
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM MDT SUNSET 742 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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