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CDUS43 KUNR 210836
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT MON SEP 21 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         62   1241 PM  93    1960  74    -12       79
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  29    1983  45      9       45
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.64          1.83 1955   0.04   0.60     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.79   0.45     1.05
  SINCE SEP 1      1.24                      0.79   0.45     1.05
  SINCE JAN 1     10.86                     14.78  -3.92    16.54

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        3
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        87    -56       51
  SINCE SEP 1     31                        87    -56       51
  SINCE JUL 1     36                       125    -89       62

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        54     39       79
  SINCE SEP 1     93                        54     39       79
  SINCE JAN 1    927                       596    331      769
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     86          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2013
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE   638 AM MDT   SUNSET   651 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 22 2026.....SUNRISE   640 AM MDT   SUNSET   649 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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