168  
CDUS43 KUNR 020858  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
258 AM MDT THU JUL 02 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 1 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 88 430 PM 102 2007 83 5 97  
MINIMUM 57 451 AM 39 1959 56 1 54  
AVERAGE 73 69 4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.10 1961 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.08 -0.08 T  
SINCE JUN 1 0.53 2.95 -2.42 1.99  
SINCE JAN 1 6.09 10.20 -4.11 8.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 74 94 -20 62  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 8 6 2 11  
SINCE JUN 1 85 87 -2 159  
SINCE JAN 1 125 99 26 183    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 1100 PM  
LOWEST 26 400 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 106 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 41 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 2 2026..........SUNRISE 514 AM MDT SUNSET 839 PM MDT  
JULY 3 2026..........SUNRISE 514 AM MDT SUNSET 839 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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