938  
CDUS43 KUNR 120831  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
231 AM MDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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 58 217 PM 89 1995 63 -5 74  
MINIMUM 47 644 AM 16 2009 36 11 54  
AVERAGE 53 49 4 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.84 1981 0.05 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.60 -0.59 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.54 1.82 -0.28 1.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.16 15.81 -4.65 17.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 16 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 46 150 -104 63  
SINCE SEP 1 101 325 -224 120  
SINCE JUL 1 106 363 -257 131  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 700 PM  
LOWEST 53 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 16 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 703 AM MDT SUNSET 613 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 705 AM MDT SUNSET 612 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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