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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         83    402 PM  86     -3       90
  MINIMUM         52    242 AM  54     -2       62
  AVERAGE         68            70     -2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.03  -0.01      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27          0.57  -0.30     0.36
  SINCE JUN 1      2.54          4.12  -1.58     4.12
  SINCE JAN 1      5.27          9.94  -4.67    10.64

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15             9      6        4
  SINCE JUN 1    117           165    -48      122
  SINCE JUL 1     15            27    -12       14

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3             6     -3       11
  MONTH TO DATE  102           114    -12      126
  SINCE JUN 1    551           391    160      458
  SINCE JAN 1    584           398    186      465
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM
 LOWEST     29           400 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 PM MDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 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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