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CLIGCC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                      NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         72    441 PM  86    -14       96
  MINIMUM         54    102 AM  54      0       57
  AVERAGE         63            70     -7       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.03   0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25          0.54  -0.29     0.36
  SINCE JUN 1      2.52          4.09  -1.57     4.12
  SINCE JAN 1      5.25          9.91  -4.66    10.64

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2             1      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15             8      7        4
  SINCE JUN 1    117           164    -47      122
  SINCE JUL 1     15            26    -11       14

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0             6     -6       12
  MONTH TO DATE   99           108     -9      115
  SINCE JUN 1    548           385    163      447
  SINCE JAN 1    581           392    189      454
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM
 LOWEST     57           500 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 PM MDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 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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