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CDUS43 KUNR 150043
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
643 PM MDT FRI AUG 14 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 90 254 PM 100 2003 86 4 100
2025
MINIMUM 64 331 AM 47 1995 57 7 57
2004
AVERAGE 77 72 5 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.09 1.37 2017 0.05 0.04 0.34
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.82 -0.42 2.28
SINCE JUN 1 2.29 5.97 -3.68 8.38
SINCE JAN 1 7.85 13.22 -5.37 14.81
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 12 7 5 14
MONTH TO DATE 124 110 14 115
SINCE JUN 1 655 435 220 542
SINCE JAN 1 695 447 248 566
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 36 200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 106 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 47 2023
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 555 AM MDT SUNSET 758 PM MDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 756 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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