CDUS43 KUNR 220036
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         90    317 PM 101    1947  85      5       91       
  MINIMUM         63    227 AM  43    2021  55      8       63       
  AVERAGE         77                        70      7       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.92 1964   0.04  -0.04     0.03     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      1.16   0.92     2.49     
  SINCE JUN 1      3.97                      6.31  -2.34     8.59     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.53                     13.56  -4.03    15.02     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         6     -1        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       112    -33       73        
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        19    -14       11        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           12                         6      6       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       154     22      209        
  SINCE JUN 1    707                       479    228      636        
  SINCE JAN 1    747                       491    256      660        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    54                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1949                      
                                             1960                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1966                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   747 PM MDT     
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 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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