Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
137 AM MST TUE MAR 03 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         58   1254 PM  74    1974  43     15       61
  MINIMUM         27    533 AM -18    2014  18      9       24
  AVERAGE         43                        30     13       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.55 1966   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.04  -0.04     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.04  -0.04     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      0.22                      0.85  -0.63     0.79

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        35    -13       22
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        70    -13       48
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        70    -13       48
  SINCE JUL 1   4068                      5328  -1260     4955

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69          1100 PM
 LOWEST     29           100 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        74      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1960
                                             2019


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  3 2026.........SUNRISE   626 AM MST   SUNSET   543 PM MST
MARCH  4 2026.........SUNRISE   624 AM MST   SUNSET   545 PM MST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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