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CDUS43 KUNR 300834
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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        101    331 PM 108    2006  88     13       83
  MINIMUM         66    641 PM  41    1971  60      6       61
  AVERAGE         84                        74     10       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.35          2.50 1944   0.07   0.28     0.66
  MONTH TO DATE    1.36                      2.13  -0.77     4.01
  SINCE JUN 1      1.89                      5.00  -3.11     6.00
  SINCE JAN 1      7.45                     12.25  -4.80    12.43

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       11
  SINCE JUN 1     74                       100    -26       73
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7       11

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       19                         9     10        7
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       228    206      269
  SINCE JUN 1    511                       309    202      417
  SINCE JAN 1    551                       321    230      441
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    48   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    66   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     27           300 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 PM MDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE   539 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 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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