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CDUS43 KUNR 170841
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
241 AM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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 101 303 PM 109 2005 87 14 59
MINIMUM 69 506 AM 47 1983 59 10 55
AVERAGE 85 73 12 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1969 0.07 -0.07 0.53
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.18 -0.38 2.52
SINCE JUN 1 1.33 4.05 -2.72 4.51
SINCE JAN 1 6.89 11.30 -4.41 10.94
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 8
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 11
SINCE JUN 1 74 100 -26 73
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 20 8 12 0
MONTH TO DATE 225 112 113 144
SINCE JUN 1 302 193 109 292
SINCE JAN 1 342 205 137 316
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 63 500 AM
LOWEST 19 200 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 104 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 46 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 831 PM MDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 526 AM MDT SUNSET 830 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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