748  
CDUS43 KUNR 260835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 86 301 PM 103 1991 84 2 82  
MINIMUM 58 1056 PM 42 1964 54 4 47  
AVERAGE 72 69 3 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.47 2022 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.34 0.83 2.55  
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.49 -2.43 8.65  
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.74 -4.12 15.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 10 -5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 116 -37 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 23 -18 11  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 211 176 35 219  
SINCE JUN 1 742 501 241 646  
SINCE JAN 1 782 513 269 670    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 200 AM  
LOWEST 25 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 103 1991  
1994  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 43 1967  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 737 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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