855  
CDUS43 KUNR 160846  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
246 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 71 84 1913 55 16 72  
2008  
MINIMUM 42 17 2000 34 8 31  
AVERAGE 57 44 13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1938 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.96 -0.68 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 0.82 1.90 -1.08 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 1.11 2.74 -1.63 1.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.3 1917 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 5.9 -4.5 0.8  
SINCE MAR 1 9.8 16.3 -6.5 7.7  
SINCE JUL 1 17.9 47.3 -29.4 27.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 21 -13 13  
MONTH TO DATE 271 339 -68 271  
SINCE MAR 1 860 1223 -363 986  
SINCE JUL 1 4688 6157 -1469 5672  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 9 0 9 0  
SINCE JAN 1 9 0 9 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
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) 55 84 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 13 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 608 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM MDT SUNSET 740 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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