Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 180036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 87 224 PM 105 2021 86 1 91
MINIMUM 56 442 AM 39 2002 56 0 64
AVERAGE 72 71 1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 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
TODAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
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 TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 753 PM MDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 752 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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