Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 290857
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
257 AM MDT SAT AUG 29 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         95    354 PM 100    2012  83     12       82
  MINIMUM         63    558 AM  41    2004  53     10       59
                                      2019
  AVERAGE         79                        68     11       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1990   0.05  -0.05      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.47   0.70     2.55
  SINCE JUN 1      4.06                      6.62  -2.56     8.65
  SINCE JAN 1      9.62                     13.87  -4.25    15.08

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        16    -11        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       122    -43       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        29    -24       11

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        6
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       191     46      233
  SINCE JUN 1    768                       516    252      660
  SINCE JAN 1    808                       528    280      684
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM
 LOWEST     23           400 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       107      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        41      1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   612 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 PM MDT
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   731 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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