523  
CDUS43 KUNR 310847  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
247 AM MDT MON AUG 31 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 101 1948 81 8 73  
2015  
2023  
MINIMUM 60 41 1935 57 3 60  
AVERAGE 75 69 6 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 2013 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 4.16 2.12 2.04 1.48  
SINCE JUN 1 6.37 8.07 -1.70 8.35  
SINCE JAN 1 11.14 16.23 -5.09 14.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 13 -12 0  
SINCE JUN 1 43 107 -64 65  
SINCE JUL 1 1 23 -22 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 5 5 2  
MONTH TO DATE 306 220 86 249  
SINCE JUN 1 905 573 332 658  
SINCE JAN 1 988 590 398 696    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 103 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 615 AM MDT SUNSET 730 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 616 AM MDT SUNSET 729 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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