Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
238 AM MDT FRI OCT 02 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         62    319 PM  94    2005  68     -6       83
  MINIMUM         43    918 PM  20    1985  40      3       53
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1977   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      1.53                      1.27   0.26     1.05
  SINCE JAN 1     11.15                     15.26  -4.11    16.54

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        11      1        0
  SINCE SEP 1     67                       186   -119       57
  SINCE JUL 1     72                       224   -152       68

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3
  SINCE SEP 1     95                        62     33      110
  SINCE JAN 1    929                       604    325      800
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM
 LOWEST     33           100 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1950
                                             2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  2 2026.......SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   631 PM MDT
OCTOBER  3 2026.......SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   629 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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