CDUS43 KUNR 230839
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
239 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    109 PM 104    1949  85     -2       83       
                                      1960                           
  MINIMUM         58    523 AM  38    1966  55      3       62       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       73     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.06 1983   0.05  -0.04     0.06     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.21   0.88     2.55     
  SINCE JUN 1      3.98                      6.36  -2.38     8.65     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.54                     13.61  -4.07    15.08     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       113    -34       73        
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        20    -15       11        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       160     21      217        
  SINCE JUN 1    712                       485    227      644        
  SINCE JAN 1    752                       497    255      668        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1949                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      2015                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT     
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 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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