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CDUS43 KUNR 020838
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
238 AM MDT FRI OCT 02 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 62 319 PM 94 2005 68 -6 83
MINIMUM 43 918 PM 20 1985 40 3 53
AVERAGE 53 54 -1 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.77 1977 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.27 0.26 1.05
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.26 -4.11 16.54
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 12 11 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 12 11 1 0
SINCE SEP 1 67 186 -119 57
SINCE JUL 1 72 224 -152 68
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 3
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3
SINCE SEP 1 95 62 33 110
SINCE JAN 1 929 604 325 800
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 400 AM
LOWEST 33 100 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 96 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 27 1950
2009
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 651 AM MDT SUNSET 631 PM MDT
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 652 AM MDT SUNSET 629 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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