143  
CDUS43 KUNR 240859  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
259 AM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 84R 1154 AM 80 1963 57 27 66  
MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 12 1981 31 15 32  
2020  
AVERAGE 65 44 21 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.45 1975 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.15 -1.03 0.95  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.37 -0.72 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.36 -5.09 17.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 21 -21 16  
MONTH TO DATE 185 376 -191 245  
SINCE SEP 1 240 551 -311 302  
SINCE JUL 1 245 589 -344 313  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 500 AM  
LOWEST 16 300 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 15 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM MDT SUNSET 554 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 25 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM MDT SUNSET 552 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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