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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         84   1250 PM 104    1949  84      0       80       
  MINIMUM         65    506 AM  38    2015  55     10       54       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       67     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.05          0.39 2018   0.04   0.01     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      1.25   0.89     2.55     
  SINCE JUN 1      4.03                      6.40  -2.37     8.65     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.59                     13.65  -4.06    15.08     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3        0        
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       114    -35       73        
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        21    -16       11        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           10                         6      4        2        
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       166     25      219        
  SINCE JUN 1    722                       491    231      646        
  SINCE JAN 1    762                       503    259      670        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      2024                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        41      2015                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   605 AM MDT   SUNSET   744 PM MDT     
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 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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