Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
640 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         94    242 PM 107    2012  83     11       76
  MINIMUM         65    516 AM  41    1988  53     12       58
  AVERAGE         80                        68     12       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.07 2011   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.51   0.66     2.55
  SINCE JUN 1      4.06                      6.66  -2.60     8.65
  SINCE JAN 1      9.62                     13.91  -4.29    15.08

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        18    -13        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       124    -45       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        31    -26       11

 COOLING
  TODAY           15                         5     10        2
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       196     56      235
  SINCE JUN 1    783                       521    262      662
  SINCE JAN 1    823                       533    290      686
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61           600 AM
 LOWEST     25           300 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1948
                                             2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        38      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   612 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 PM MDT
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   731 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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