432  
CDUS43 KUNR 290857  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
257 AM MDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 95 354 PM 100 2012 83 12 82  
MINIMUM 63 558 AM 41 2004 53 10 59  
2019  
AVERAGE 79 68 11 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.41 1990 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.47 0.70 2.55  
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.62 -2.56 8.65  
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.87 -4.25 15.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 16 -11 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 122 -43 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 29 -24 11  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 5 9 6  
MONTH TO DATE 237 191 46 233  
SINCE JUN 1 768 516 252 660  
SINCE JAN 1 808 528 280 684    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 23 400 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 107 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 41 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 733 PM MDT  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 613 AM MDT SUNSET 731 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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