CDUS43 KUNR 220835 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 235 AM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 90 317 PM 101 1947 85 5 91 MINIMUM 61 1159 PM 43 2021 55 6 63 AVERAGE 76 70 6 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.92 1964 0.04 -0.04 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.16 0.92 2.49 SINCE JUN 1 3.97 6.31 -2.34 8.59 SINCE JAN 1 9.53 13.56 -4.03 15.02 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 6 -1 0 SINCE JUN 1 79 112 -33 73 SINCE JUL 1 5 19 -14 11 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 6 5 12 MONTH TO DATE 175 154 21 209 SINCE JUN 1 706 479 227 636 SINCE JAN 1 746 491 255 660 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 1000 PM LOWEST 35 300 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1949 1960 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 745 PM MDT AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 744 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$