814  
CDUS43 KUNR 140842  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
242 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 76 239 PM 87 2003 56 20 63  
MINIMUM 38 1145 PM 6 1997 30 8 38  
AVERAGE 57 43 14 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.96 1996 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.76 -0.42 0.21  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.67 -0.97 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.48 -1.56 1.61  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 22 -14 14  
MONTH TO DATE 266 300 -34 252  
SINCE MAR 1 894 1218 -324 963  
SINCE JUL 1 4905 6476 -1571 5870  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 7 400 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 5 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 735 PM MDT  
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 736 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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