CDUS43 KUNR 170036
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         63    306 PM  91    1991  60      3       64       
  MINIMUM         27    632 AM  14    1992  34     -7       39       
  AVERAGE         45                        47     -2       52     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.44 1998   0.05  -0.05     0.05     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.86  -0.74     0.91     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.65                      2.08  -0.43     1.96     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.27                     16.07  -4.80    17.45     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           20                        18      2       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       236   -100      136        
  SINCE SEP 1    191                       411   -220      193        
  SINCE JUL 1    196                       449   -253      204        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         0     20       18        
  SINCE SEP 1    115                        62     53      125        
  SINCE JAN 1    949                       604    345      815        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     14           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    51                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1950                      
                                             2003                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        17      1948                      
                                             1984                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE   708 AM MDT   SUNSET   607 PM MDT     
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE   710 AM MDT   SUNSET   605 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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