Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 220835
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         90    317 PM 101    1947  85      5       91
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  43    2021  55      6       63
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1964   0.04  -0.04     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      1.16   0.92     2.49
  SINCE JUN 1      3.97                      6.31  -2.34     8.59
  SINCE JAN 1      9.53                     13.56  -4.03    15.02

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         6     -1        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       112    -33       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        19    -14       11

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5       12
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       154     21      209
  SINCE JUN 1    706                       479    227      636
  SINCE JAN 1    746                       491    255      660
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73          1000 PM
 LOWEST     35           300 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1949
                                             1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   604 AM MDT   SUNSET   745 PM MDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 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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