362  
CDUS43 KUNR 060040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
540 PM MST THU MAR 05 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 72 1121 AM 76 2000 44 28 50  
MINIMUM 32 245 AM -15 1943 19 13 9  
AVERAGE 52 31 21 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.63 1999 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.11 -0.11 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.11 -0.11 0.02  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.92 -0.70 0.81  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 34 -21 35  
MONTH TO DATE 104 172 -68 142  
SINCE MAR 1 104 172 -68 142  
SINCE JUL 1 4115 5430 -1315 5049  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 54 600 AM  
LOWEST 20 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 75 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -14 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM MST SUNSET 546 PM MST  
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM MST SUNSET 547 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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