Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 290038
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
638 PM MDT WED OCT 28 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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 61 226 PM 81 1985 55 6 51
MINIMUM 38 310 AM 6 2019 29 9 28
AVERAGE 50 42 8 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 0.71 1989 0.03 -0.02 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.32 -1.02 1.02
SINCE SEP 1 1.83 2.54 -0.71 2.07
SINCE JAN 1 11.45 16.53 -5.08 17.56
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 15 23 -8 25
MONTH TO DATE 301 488 -187 317
SINCE SEP 1 356 663 -307 374
SINCE JUL 1 361 701 -340 385
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 20 0 20 18
SINCE SEP 1 115 62 53 125
SINCE JAN 1 949 604 345 815
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 28 200 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 82 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 1 1991
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 28 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM MDT SUNSET 548 PM MDT
OCTOBER 29 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM MDT SUNSET 546 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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