Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 100036
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT SUN AUG 09 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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    254 PM 106    1947  87      3       85
  MINIMUM         62    602 AM  47    1967  58      4       48
                                      1995
                                      2024
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.96 1950   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.54  -0.54     1.87
  SINCE JUN 1      1.89                      5.69  -3.80     7.97
  SINCE JAN 1      7.45                     12.94  -5.49    14.40

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       106    -27       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        13     -8       11

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         8      3        2
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        74      8       74
  SINCE JUN 1    613                       399    214      501
  SINCE JAN 1    653                       411    242      525
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           300 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       103      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        43      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  9 2026........SUNRISE   549 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 PM MDT
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE   550 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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