Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 240840
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
240 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         76   1020 AM 106    2007  88    -12       80
  MINIMUM         63    512 AM  48    1951  60      3       62
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.94 1969   0.07   0.12     0.61
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.69  -0.68     3.35
  SINCE JUN 1      1.54                      4.56  -3.02     5.34
  SINCE JAN 1      7.10                     11.81  -4.71    11.77

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       11
  SINCE JUN 1     74                       100    -26       73
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7       11

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4        6
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       174    143      200
  SINCE JUN 1    394                       255    139      348
  SINCE JAN 1    434                       267    167      372
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     74          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        51      1996
                                             2010


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 24 2026..........SUNRISE   532 AM MDT   SUNSET   825 PM MDT
JULY 25 2026..........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   824 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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