CDUS43 KUNR 250832

CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

232 AM MDT SAT APR 25 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         38    621 PM  89    1962  59    -21       44       

  MINIMUM         31    532 AM  22    2013  33     -2       39       

  AVERAGE         35                        46    -11       42     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.22          0.48 2000   0.07   0.15     0.42     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.56  -0.76     0.78     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.16                      2.47  -1.31     1.39     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.38                      3.28  -1.90     2.18     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       30                        19     11       23        

  MONTH TO DATE  444                       524    -80      472        

  SINCE MAR 1   1072                      1442   -370     1183        

  SINCE JUL 1   5083                      6700  -1617     6090        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  HEAVY RAIN                                                          

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  LIGHT SNOW                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                      

 LOWEST     76           600 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    88                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      1962                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        22      2002                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   749 PM MDT     

APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 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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