140  
CDUS43 KUNR 050831  
CLIGCC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
131 AM MST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 238 PM 36 22 19  
MINIMUM 43 754 AM 14 29 12  
AVERAGE 51 25 26 16  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 0.67 0.40 0.27 0.37  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 40 -26 49  
MONTH TO DATE 91 160 -69 191  
SINCE DEC 1 977 1386 -409 1159  
SINCE JUL 1 2339 3205 -866 2561  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 1100 PM  
LOWEST 23 200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM MST SUNSET 438 PM MST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM MST SUNSET 439 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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