Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 310838
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
238 AM MDT SUN MAY 31 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 84 131 PM 91 1969 72 12 81
MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 30 1947 47 9 44
AVERAGE 70 59 11 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.06 1.19 1996 0.12 0.94 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.79 3.32 0.47 2.08
SINCE MAR 1 5.28 6.31 -1.03 5.64
SINCE JAN 1 5.50 7.12 -1.62 6.43
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 2
MONTH TO DATE 270 343 -73 250
SINCE MAR 1 1496 1895 -399 1507
SINCE JUL 1 5507 7153 -1646 6414
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 35 5 30 24
SINCE MAR 1 40 6 34 24
SINCE JAN 1 40 6 34 24
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 AM
LOWEST 38 100 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1960
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 33 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 513 AM MDT SUNSET 828 PM MDT
JUNE 1 2026..........SUNRISE 512 AM MDT SUNSET 829 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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