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CDUS43 KUNR 160846
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
246 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 74 317 PM 85 2008 56 18 74
MINIMUM 30 443 AM 12 2018 31 -1 25
AVERAGE 52 44 8 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.23 2024 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.89 -0.54 0.21
SINCE MAR 1 0.71 1.80 -1.09 0.82
SINCE JAN 1 0.93 2.61 -1.68 1.61
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 13 21 -8 15
MONTH TO DATE 295 343 -48 293
SINCE MAR 1 923 1261 -338 1004
SINCE JUL 1 4934 6519 -1585 5911
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 500 AM
LOWEST 10 300 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 86 1958
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 7 2022
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 607 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 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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