297  
CDUS43 KUNR 090037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT SAT AUG 08 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 97 427 PM 103 1944 87 10 80  
1992  
MINIMUM 59 205 AM 48 2023 58 1 57  
AVERAGE 78 73 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.00 1945 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.49 -0.49 1.87  
SINCE JUN 1 1.89 5.64 -3.75 7.97  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 12.89 -5.44 14.40  
 
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 13 8 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 71 66 5 72  
SINCE JUN 1 602 391 211 499  
SINCE JAN 1 642 403 239 523    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 500 AM  
LOWEST 20 400 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 47 1967  
1995  
2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 548 AM MDT SUNSET 807 PM MDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 549 AM MDT SUNSET 805 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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