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CDUS43 KUNR 240835
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 63 1207 AM 85 2009 58 5 56
2012
MINIMUM 33 1159 PM 12 2013 33 0 29
AVERAGE 48 46 2 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.10 1.09 2010 0.08 0.02 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.49 -0.91 0.36
SINCE MAR 1 0.94 2.40 -1.46 0.97
SINCE JAN 1 1.16 3.21 -2.05 1.76
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 17 19 -2 22
MONTH TO DATE 414 505 -91 449
SINCE MAR 1 1042 1423 -381 1160
SINCE JUL 1 5053 6681 -1628 6067
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0
SINCE MAR 1 5 0 5 0
SINCE JAN 1 5 0 5 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1100 PM
LOWEST 13 1200 AM
AVERAGE 55
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 22 2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 554 AM MDT SUNSET 747 PM MDT
APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 553 AM MDT SUNSET 749 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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