Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 260835
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         86    301 PM 103    1991  84      2       82
  MINIMUM         58   1056 PM  42    1964  54      4       47
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 2022   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.34   0.83     2.55
  SINCE JUN 1      4.06                      6.49  -2.43     8.65
  SINCE JAN 1      9.62                     13.74  -4.12    15.08

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5        0
  SINCE JUN 1     79                       116    -37       73
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        23    -18       11

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       176     35      219
  SINCE JUN 1    742                       501    241      646
  SINCE JAN 1    782                       513    269      670
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           200 AM
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      1991
                                             1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        43      1967
                                             2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   738 PM MDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE   610 AM MDT   SUNSET   737 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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