446
CDUS43 KUNR 170854
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
254 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
...............................
..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 84 316 PM 95 1949 76 8 69
1961
MINIMUM 50 1256 AM 30 1965 46 4 55
AVERAGE 67 61 6 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.78 1959 0.04 -0.04 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.63 -0.40 0.46
SINCE SEP 1 0.23 0.63 -0.40 0.46
SINCE JAN 1 9.85 14.62 -4.77 15.95
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 3
MONTH TO DATE 18 62 -44 36
SINCE SEP 1 18 62 -44 36
SINCE JUL 1 23 100 -77 47
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 89 48 41 79
SINCE SEP 1 89 48 41 79
SINCE JAN 1 923 590 333 769
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 1100 PM
LOWEST 34 300 PM
AVERAGE 57
......................................................
THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 101 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1991
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 634 AM MDT SUNSET 659 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 635 AM MDT SUNSET 657 PM MDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page