Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 150832
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
232 AM MDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 90 254 PM 100 2003 86 4 100
2025
MINIMUM 64 331 AM 47 1995 57 7 57
2004
AVERAGE 77 72 5 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.09 1.37 2017 0.05 0.04 0.34
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.82 -0.42 2.28
SINCE JUN 1 2.29 5.97 -3.68 8.38
SINCE JAN 1 7.85 13.22 -5.37 14.81
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 12 7 5 14
MONTH TO DATE 124 110 14 115
SINCE JUN 1 655 435 220 542
SINCE JAN 1 695 447 248 566
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 36 200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 106 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 47 2023
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 756 PM MDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 755 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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