718  
CDUS43 KUNR 060036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT MON OCT 05 2026  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 91 311 PM 94 1947 66 25 59  
MINIMUM 50 609 AM 19 1952 39 11 40  
AVERAGE 71 52 19 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.71 1972 0.06 -0.06 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.28 -0.28 0.59  
SINCE SEP 1 1.53 1.50 0.03 1.64  
SINCE JAN 1 11.15 15.49 -4.34 17.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 15  
MONTH TO DATE 27 61 -34 17  
SINCE SEP 1 82 236 -154 74  
SINCE JUL 1 87 274 -187 85  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 0 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 18  
SINCE SEP 1 101 62 39 125  
SINCE JAN 1 935 604 331 815    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 600 AM  
LOWEST 16 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 15 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 655 AM MDT SUNSET 626 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 656 AM MDT SUNSET 624 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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