950  
CDUS43 KUNR 230853  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
253 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 82R 209 PM 82 2003 57 25 61  
MINIMUM 47 121 AM 13 1981 31 16 34  
AVERAGE 65 44 21 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.73 1995 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.12 -1.00 0.95  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.34 -0.69 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.33 -5.06 17.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 21 -21 17  
MONTH TO DATE 185 355 -170 229  
SINCE SEP 1 240 530 -290 286  
SINCE JUL 1 245 568 -323 297  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 500 AM  
LOWEST 27 200 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 80 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 12 1981  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM MDT SUNSET 555 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM MDT SUNSET 554 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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