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CDUS43 KUNR 170834
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 85 150 PM 101 1973 86 -1 85
1995
2002
MINIMUM 56 511 AM 45 1968 57 -1 66
AVERAGE 71 71 0 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.14R 0.37 1994 0.05 1.09 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 0.92 0.84 2.46
SINCE JUN 1 3.65 6.07 -2.42 8.56
SINCE JAN 1 9.21 13.32 -4.11 14.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 1 4 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 107 -28 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 14 -9 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 11
MONTH TO DATE 136 124 12 138
SINCE JUN 1 667 449 218 565
SINCE JAN 1 707 461 246 589
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 400 AM
LOWEST 41 200 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 753 PM MDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 752 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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