Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 250835
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT TUE AUG 25 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         94    215 PM 102    2024  84     10       79
  MINIMUM         61    348 AM  41    2015  54      7       50
  AVERAGE         78                        69      9       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.86 2007   0.05  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.30   0.87     2.55
  SINCE JUN 1      4.06                      6.45  -2.39     8.65
  SINCE JAN 1      9.62                     13.70  -4.08    15.08

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         9     -4        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       115    -36       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        22    -17       11

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       171     33      219
  SINCE JUN 1    735                       496    239      646
  SINCE JAN 1    775                       508    267      670
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM
 LOWEST     23           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        42      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 PM MDT
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 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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