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CDUS43 KUNR 270850  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
250 AM MDT TUE OCT 27 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 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 35 328 PM 81 1990 56 -21 75  
MINIMUM 31 1118 PM -7 2020 30 1 48  
AVERAGE 33 42 -9 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.13 0.40 1954 0.04 0.09 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 1.26 -0.97 0.99  
SINCE SEP 1 1.82 2.48 -0.66 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 11.44 16.47 -5.03 17.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 32 22 10 3  
MONTH TO DATE 268 442 -174 270  
SINCE SEP 1 323 617 -294 327  
SINCE JUL 1 328 655 -327 338  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 92 900 AM  
AVERAGE 96  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 84 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 27 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM MDT SUNSET 549 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 28 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MDT SUNSET 548 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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