CDUS43 KUNR 160836 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 236 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 2026... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 55 135 PM 87 1958 61 -6 52 MINIMUM 39 1159 PM 13 2018 34 5 48 AVERAGE 47 47 0 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 18 18 0 15 MONTH TO DATE 116 218 -102 123 SINCE SEP 1 171 393 -222 180 SINCE JUL 1 176 431 -255 191 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 46 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 59 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 28.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 100 AM LOWEST 31 200 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 91 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 14 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 708 AM MDT SUNSET 607 PM MDT OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 605 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$