397  
CDUS43 KUNR 130036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 66 247 PM 76 1987 36 30 24  
MINIMUM 29 1242 AM -18 2024 13 16 1  
AVERAGE 48 24 24 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.26 1979 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 0.34  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.48 -0.31 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.13 -0.13 0.34  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 41 -24 52  
MONTH TO DATE 315 492 -177 569  
SINCE DEC 1 1240 1715 -475 1572  
SINCE JUL 1 2427 3400 -973 2791  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 47 600 AM  
LOWEST 20 200 PM  
AVERAGE 34  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 436 PM MST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 438 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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