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CDUS43 KUNR 210037
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 92 319 PM 104 1973 85 7 102
MINIMUM 57 200 AM 42 1964 55 2 64
2016
AVERAGE 75 70 5 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.53 1965 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.12 0.96 2.46
SINCE JUN 1 3.97 6.27 -2.30 8.56
SINCE JAN 1 9.53 13.52 -3.99 14.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 5 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 111 -32 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 18 -13 11
COOLING
TODAY 10 6 4 18
MONTH TO DATE 164 148 16 197
SINCE JUN 1 695 473 222 624
SINCE JAN 1 735 485 250 648
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 200 AM
LOWEST 20 400 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1947
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 43 2021
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 602 AM MDT SUNSET 748 PM MDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 747 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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