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CDUS43 KUNR 200834
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 65 247 PM 89 1947 59 6 77
MINIMUM 32 600 AM 15 1976 32 0 27
AVERAGE 49 46 3 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 1996 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.00 -0.88 0.92
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.22 -0.57 1.97
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.21 -4.94 17.46
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 20 -4 13
MONTH TO DATE 172 294 -122 181
SINCE SEP 1 227 469 -242 238
SINCE JUL 1 232 507 -275 249
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 20 0 20 18
SINCE SEP 1 115 62 53 125
SINCE JAN 1 949 604 345 815
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 700 AM
LOWEST 31 200 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 88 1947
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 19 1984
1987
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM MDT SUNSET 600 PM MDT
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM MDT SUNSET 558 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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