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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT TUE AUG 11 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         92   1251 PM 103    2006  87      5       90
                                      2022
  MINIMUM         65    452 AM  40    2004  58      7       51
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.03          1.31 1948   0.05  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.65  -0.62     1.91
  SINCE JUN 1      1.92                      5.80  -3.88     8.01
  SINCE JAN 1      7.48                     13.05  -5.57    14.44

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           14                         7      7        6
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        89     20       81
  SINCE JUN 1    640                       414    226      508
  SINCE JAN 1    680                       426    254      532
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     39           100 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        45      1964
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 11 2026........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   801 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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