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CDUS43 KUNR 180049
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
649 PM MDT FRI JUL 17 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         94    341 PM 104    1977  87      7       76
  MINIMUM         65    426 AM  46    1950  59      6       55
  AVERAGE         80                        73      7       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.39 2018   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.26  -0.46     2.52
  SINCE JUN 1      1.33                      4.13  -2.80     4.51
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                     11.38  -4.49    10.94

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           15                         8      7        1
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       120    120      145
  SINCE JUN 1    317                       201    116      293
  SINCE JAN 1    357                       213    144      317
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           800 AM
 LOWEST     38           200 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       106      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        49      1972
                                             1982
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE   525 AM MDT   SUNSET   831 PM MDT
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE   526 AM MDT   SUNSET   830 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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