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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         76    311 PM 100    2024  69      7       90
  MINIMUM         55    633 AM  21    1984  41     14       54
  AVERAGE         66                        55     11       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.05 2014   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      1.18   0.14     1.05
  SINCE SEP 1      1.32                      1.18   0.14     1.05
  SINCE JAN 1     10.94                     15.17  -4.23    16.54

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        10    -10        0
  MONTH TO DATE   53                       164   -111       57
  SINCE SEP 1     53                       164   -111       57
  SINCE JUL 1     58                       202   -144       68

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         0      1        7
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        62     34      101
  SINCE SEP 1     96                        62     34      101
  SINCE JAN 1    930                       604    326      791
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     31           100 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1967
                                             1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1959
                                             1974
                                             1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 29 2026.....SUNRISE   648 AM MDT   SUNSET   637 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 30 2026.....SUNRISE   649 AM MDT   SUNSET   635 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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