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CDUS43 KUNR 180836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 83 152 PM 85 1950 60 23 70
2003
MINIMUM 29 616 AM 17 1948 33 -4 39
1984
AVERAGE 56 46 10 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.04 1998 0.05 -0.05 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.91 -0.79 0.92
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.13 -0.48 1.97
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.12 -4.85 17.46
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 9 19 -10 10
MONTH TO DATE 145 255 -110 146
SINCE SEP 1 200 430 -230 203
SINCE JUL 1 205 468 -263 214
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 300 AM
LOWEST 12 100 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000
2015
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 16 1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM MDT SUNSET 603 PM MDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM MDT SUNSET 602 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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