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CDUS43 KUNR 090042
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
642 PM MDT THU OCT 08 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 78 254 PM 89 2020 64 14 81
MINIMUM 42 512 AM 16 1970 37 5 40
AVERAGE 60 51 9 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.74 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.44 -0.44 0.60
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.66 -0.13 1.65
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.65 -4.50 17.14
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 5 14 -9 4
MONTH TO DATE 34 103 -69 51
SINCE SEP 1 89 278 -189 108
SINCE JUL 1 94 316 -222 119
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 18
SINCE SEP 1 103 62 41 125
SINCE JAN 1 937 604 333 815
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 600 AM
LOWEST 21 300 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 92 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 14 2009
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 620 PM MDT
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 619 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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