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CDUS43 KUNR 070842
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
242 AM MDT TUE APR 07 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 43 1218 PM 82 1991 54 -11 64
MINIMUM 22 1109 PM 6 2007 29 -7 24
2009
AVERAGE 33 42 -9 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.14 2024 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.32 0.02 0.11
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.23 -0.53 0.72
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.04 -1.12 1.51
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 32 23 9 21
MONTH TO DATE 167 143 24 166
SINCE MAR 1 795 1061 -266 877
SINCE JUL 1 4806 6319 -1513 5784
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 600 AM
LOWEST 53 300 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 85 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 11 2007
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM MDT SUNSET 727 PM MDT
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 621 AM MDT SUNSET 728 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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