Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 120139
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
739 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 92 128 PM 95 2025 65 27 95
MINIMUM 39 428 AM 23 1953 40 -1 56
AVERAGE 66 52 14 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.70 2023 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.06 -1.05 0.11
SINCE MAR 1 1.50 4.05 -2.55 3.67
SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.86 -3.14 4.46
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 13 -13 0
MONTH TO DATE 155 164 -9 61
SINCE MAR 1 1381 1716 -335 1318
SINCE JUL 1 5392 6974 -1582 6225
COOLING
TODAY 1 0 1 11
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 14
SINCE MAR 1 6 1 5 14
SINCE JAN 1 6 1 5 14
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 400 AM
LOWEST 10 100 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1943
1953
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 530 AM MDT SUNSET 807 PM MDT
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 529 AM MDT SUNSET 809 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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