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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
645 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         55    135 PM  87    1958  61     -6       52       
  MINIMUM         43    459 PM  13    2018  34      9       48       
  AVERAGE         49                        47      2       50     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             2.13 1980   0.05  -0.05     0.26     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.81  -0.69     0.86     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.65                      2.03  -0.38     1.91     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.27                     16.02  -4.75    17.40     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        18     -2       15        
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       218   -104      123        
  SINCE SEP 1    169                       393   -224      180        
  SINCE JUL 1    174                       431   -257      191        

 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    46   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    59   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        91      1991                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        14      1992                      


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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