700  
CDUS43 KUNR 240037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 1020 AM 106 2007 88 -12 80  
MINIMUM 63 512 AM 48 1951 60 3 62  
AVERAGE 70 74 -4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.19 0.94 1969 0.07 0.12 0.61  
MONTH TO DATE 1.01 1.69 -0.68 3.35  
SINCE JUN 1 1.54 4.56 -3.02 5.34  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 11.81 -4.71 11.77  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 11  
SINCE JUN 1 74 100 -26 73  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 9 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 317 174 143 200  
SINCE JUN 1 394 255 139 348  
SINCE JAN 1 434 267 167 372    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 74 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 109 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 51 1996  
2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 531 AM MDT SUNSET 826 PM MDT  
JULY 24 2026..........SUNRISE 532 AM MDT SUNSET 825 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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