Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 060836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
136 AM MST TUE JAN 06 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 61 1239 PM 73 2012 36 25 10
MINIMUM 33 1157 PM -17 1979 13 20 3
1988
AVERAGE 47 24 23 7
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.16 1976 0.01 -0.01 0.12
MONTH TO DATE T 0.05 -0.05 0.28
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.40 -0.23 0.74
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.05 -0.05 0.28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 18 41 -23 58
MONTH TO DATE 129 205 -76 254
SINCE DEC 1 1054 1428 -374 1257
SINCE JUL 1 2241 3113 -872 2476
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 1100 PM
LOWEST 25 1200 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 430 PM MST
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 431 PM MST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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