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CDUS43 KUNR 090845
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
245 AM MDT THU APR 09 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 60 248 PM 81 1977 55 5 73
MINIMUM 24 1137 PM 7 1997 29 -5 28
AVERAGE 42 42 0 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.45 1969 0.06 -0.06 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.44 -0.10 0.21
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.35 -0.65 0.82
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.16 -1.24 1.61
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 23 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 208 189 19 200
SINCE MAR 1 836 1107 -271 911
SINCE JUL 1 4847 6365 -1518 5818
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 1100 PM
LOWEST 21 100 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 88 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 11 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM MDT SUNSET 729 PM MDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 617 AM MDT SUNSET 730 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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