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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
645 PM MDT THU OCT 01 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         62    319 PM  94    2005  68     -6       83
  MINIMUM         51    631 AM  20    1985  40     11       53
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            8                        11     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        11     -3        0
  SINCE SEP 1     63                       186   -123       57
  SINCE JUL 1     68                       224   -156       68

 COOLING
  TODAY            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     9.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1950
                                             2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2026.......SUNRISE   650 AM MDT   SUNSET   633 PM MDT
OCTOBER  2 2026.......SUNRISE   651 AM MDT   SUNSET   631 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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