Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 240037
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 84R 1154 AM 80 1963 57 27 66
MINIMUM 50 457 AM 12 1981 31 19 32
2020
AVERAGE 67 44 23 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1975 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.15 -1.03 0.95
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 2.37 -0.72 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 16.36 -5.09 17.49
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 21 -21 16
MONTH TO DATE 185 376 -191 245
SINCE SEP 1 240 551 -311 302
SINCE JUL 1 245 589 -344 313
COOLING
TODAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 22 0 22 18
SINCE SEP 1 117 62 55 125
SINCE JAN 1 951 604 347 815
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 500 AM
LOWEST 16 300 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1978
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 15 1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 23 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM MDT SUNSET 555 PM MDT
OCTOBER 24 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM MDT SUNSET 554 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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