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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         77    347 PM  97    1998  75      2       69
  MINIMUM         60    715 AM  24    1991  46     14       50
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.22          0.86 1946   0.04   0.18     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.71  -0.13     1.05
  SINCE SEP 1      0.58                      0.71  -0.13     1.05
  SINCE JAN 1     10.20                     14.70  -4.50    16.54

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        5
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        74    -52       43
  SINCE SEP 1     22                        74    -52       43
  SINCE JUL 1     27                       112    -85       54

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        52     41       79
  SINCE SEP 1     93                        52     41       79
  SINCE JAN 1    927                       594    333      769
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE   636 AM MDT   SUNSET   655 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE   637 AM MDT   SUNSET   653 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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