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CDUS43 KUNR 190036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 51 424 PM 90 1987 57 -6 48
MINIMUM 19 344 AM 16 1953 32 -13 26
2022
AVERAGE 35 44 -9 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.67 1970 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.12 -0.64 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 0.84 2.03 -1.19 0.94
SINCE JAN 1 1.06 2.84 -1.78 1.73
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 30 21 9 28
MONTH TO DATE 366 406 -40 350
SINCE MAR 1 994 1324 -330 1061
SINCE JUL 1 5005 6582 -1577 5968
COOLING
TODAY 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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 300 AM
LOWEST 29 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 85 1961
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 8 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 740 PM MDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 602 AM MDT SUNSET 741 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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