359  
CDUS43 KUNR 120037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 92 1251 PM 103 2006 87 5 90  
2022  
MINIMUM 65 452 AM 40 2004 58 7 51  
AVERAGE 79 72 7 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.31 1948 0.05 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.65 -0.62 1.91  
SINCE JUN 1 1.92 5.80 -3.88 8.01  
SINCE JAN 1 7.48 13.05 -5.57 14.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 79 106 -27 73  
SINCE JUL 1 5 13 -8 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 7 7 6  
MONTH TO DATE 109 89 20 81  
SINCE JUN 1 640 414 226 508  
SINCE JAN 1 680 426 254 532    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 45 1964  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE 552 AM MDT SUNSET 802 PM MDT  
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 553 AM MDT SUNSET 801 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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