187  
CDUS43 KUNR 210839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
239 AM MDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 77 119 PM 88 1947 58 19 60  
MINIMUM 41 516 AM 19 1984 32 9 42  
1987  
AVERAGE 59 45 14 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.56 2019 0.04 -0.04 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.04 -0.92 0.95  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.26 -0.61 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.25 -4.98 17.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 20 -14 14  
MONTH TO DATE 178 314 -136 195  
SINCE SEP 1 233 489 -256 252  
SINCE JUL 1 238 527 -289 263  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 400 AM  
LOWEST 25 100 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 19 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM MDT SUNSET 558 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM MDT SUNSET 557 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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