897  
CDUS43 KUNR 240033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 259 PM 67 1958 40 23 61  
MINIMUM 8 614 AM -17 2022 15 -7 29  
2023  
AVERAGE 36 28 8 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.25 1948 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.39 -0.37 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 0.35 1.05 -0.70 1.25  
SINCE JAN 1 0.18 0.70 -0.52 0.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 37 -8 20  
MONTH TO DATE 658 908 -250 1224  
SINCE DEC 1 2705 3391 -686 3588  
SINCE JUL 1 3892 5076 -1184 4807  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 14 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 75 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -17 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 639 AM MST SUNSET 533 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 637 AM MST SUNSET 534 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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