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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
644 PM MDT THU AUG 13 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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         71    341 PM 107    2007  86    -15       97
  MINIMUM         61    448 AM  43    2004  57      4       59
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          2.03 1997   0.06   0.00     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.77  -0.50     1.94
  SINCE JUN 1      2.16                      5.92  -3.76     8.04
  SINCE JAN 1      7.72                     13.17  -5.45    14.47

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       106    -27       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        13     -8       11

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         7     -6       13
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       103      9      101
  SINCE JUN 1    643                       428    215      528
  SINCE JAN 1    683                       440    243      552
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     71          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      2003
                                             2025
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        47      1995
                                             2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   554 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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