386  
CDUS43 KUNR 150833  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
233 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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 56 313 PM 85 1964 61 -5 66  
MINIMUM 42 550 AM 15 1969 35 7 46  
AVERAGE 49 48 1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.53 2013 0.05 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.76 -0.64 0.60  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 1.98 -0.33 1.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 15.97 -4.70 17.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 17 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 98 200 -102 108  
SINCE SEP 1 153 375 -222 165  
SINCE JUL 1 158 413 -255 176  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 500 AM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 13 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 707 AM MDT SUNSET 608 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM MDT SUNSET 607 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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