Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 180836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 87 224 PM 105 2021 86 1 91
MINIMUM 56 442 AM 39 2002 56 0 64
AVERAGE 72 71 1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.55 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 0.98 0.78 2.46
SINCE JUN 1 3.65 6.13 -2.48 8.56
SINCE JAN 1 9.21 13.38 -4.17 14.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 2 3 0
SINCE JUN 1 79 108 -29 73
SINCE JUL 1 5 15 -10 11
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 6 1 13
MONTH TO DATE 143 130 13 151
SINCE JUN 1 674 455 219 578
SINCE JAN 1 714 467 247 602
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 100 AM
LOWEST 31 400 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 752 PM MDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 601 AM MDT SUNSET 750 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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