340  
CDUS43 KUNR 120856  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
256 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 86 221 PM 87 2023 55 31 82  
MINIMUM 43 558 AM 10 1990 30 13 34  
AVERAGE 65 43 22 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.81 1970 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.62 -0.28 0.21  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.53 -0.83 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.34 -1.42 1.61  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 22 -22 7  
MONTH TO DATE 256 256 0 234  
SINCE MAR 1 884 1174 -290 945  
SINCE JUL 1 4895 6432 -1537 5852  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 600 AM  
LOWEST 12 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 10 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 614 AM MDT SUNSET 733 PM MDT  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 734 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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