399  
CDUS43 KUNR 030036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 80 139 PM 86 2015 61 19 64  
MINIMUM 32 512 AM 21 2019 36 -4 38  
AVERAGE 56 49 7 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 2008 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 3.17 -1.68 3.59  
SINCE JAN 1 1.71 3.98 -2.27 4.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 16 -7 14  
MONTH TO DATE 29 33 -4 29  
SINCE MAR 1 1255 1585 -330 1286  
SINCE JUL 1 5266 6843 -1577 6193  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 100 AM  
LOWEST 11 200 PM  
AVERAGE 39  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 19 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM MDT SUNSET 757 PM MDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM MDT SUNSET 758 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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