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CDUS43 KUNR 270033
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
633 PM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 85 417 PM 103 1991 84 1 86
1994
MINIMUM 52 434 AM 43 1967 54 -2 50
2002
AVERAGE 69 68 1 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.60 2015 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 1.38 0.79 2.55
SINCE JUN 1 4.06 6.53 -2.47 8.65
SINCE JAN 1 9.62 13.78 -4.16 15.08
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 12 -7 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 118 -39 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 25 -20 11
COOLING
TODAY 4 5 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 215 181 34 222
SINCE JUN 1 746 506 240 649
SINCE JAN 1 786 518 268 673
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 400 AM
LOWEST 28 300 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 103 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 42 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 737 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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