Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 030831
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
131 AM MST SAT JAN 03 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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 32 1159 PM 66 1998 36 -4 23
MINIMUM 22 125 AM -16 1968 13 9 11
AVERAGE 27 24 3 17
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.19 1943 0.01 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.00
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.37 -0.20 0.46
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.02 -0.02 0.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 38 41 -3 48
MONTH TO DATE 65 82 -17 91
SINCE DEC 1 990 1305 -315 1094
SINCE JUL 1 2177 2990 -813 2313
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM
LOWEST 77 1100 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 61 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -24 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 427 PM MST
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 428 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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