CDUS43 KUNR 150041
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
641 PM MDT WED OCT 14 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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         56    313 PM  85    1964  61     -5       66       
  MINIMUM         42    550 AM  15    1969  35      7       46       
  AVERAGE         49                        48      1       56     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.53 2013   0.05  -0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.76  -0.66     0.60     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.63                      1.98  -0.35     1.65     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.25                     15.97  -4.72    17.14     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           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                                                              
  TODAY            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     3.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1958                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        13      2018                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE   706 AM MDT   SUNSET   610 PM MDT     
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE   707 AM MDT   SUNSET   608 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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