Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT SAT OCT 31 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         65   1252 PM  81    1999  54     11       47
  MINIMUM         44    349 AM  -2    1991  28     16       19
  AVERAGE         55                        40     15       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.65 2000   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.41  -1.11     1.02
  SINCE SEP 1      1.83                      2.63  -0.80     2.07
  SINCE JAN 1     11.45                     16.62  -5.17    17.56

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           10                        24    -14       32
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       560   -207      397
  SINCE SEP 1    408                       735   -327      454
  SINCE JUL 1    413                       773   -360      465

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         3     17       18
  SINCE SEP 1    115                        65     50      125
  SINCE JAN 1    949                       607    342      815
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     58           100 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        77      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         2      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 31 2026.......SUNRISE   728 AM MDT   SUNSET   543 PM MDT
NOVEMBER  1 2026......SUNRISE   729 AM MDT   SUNSET   542 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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