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CDUS43 KUNR 140833  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
233 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 53 239 PM 87 1958 62 -9 59  
MINIMUM 39 642 AM 18 1969 35 4 27  
AVERAGE 46 48 -2 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 0.74 1942 0.06 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.71 -0.61 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.63 1.93 -0.30 1.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.25 15.92 -4.67 17.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 17 2 22  
MONTH TO DATE 82 183 -101 99  
SINCE SEP 1 137 358 -221 156  
SINCE JUL 1 142 396 -254 167  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 68 300 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 85 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 15 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 706 AM MDT SUNSET 610 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM MDT SUNSET 608 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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