CDUS43 KUNR 070854

CLIGCC



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

254 AM MDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026...



CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020

CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999





WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST                  

                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR                 

                                      NORMAL                       

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         55    525 PM  61     -6       43                   

  MINIMUM         15   1220 AM  36    -21       33                   

  AVERAGE         35            48    -13       38                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.07  -0.07     0.17                 

  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.39  -0.39     0.52                 

  SINCE MAR 1      1.70          2.82  -1.12     3.99                 

  SINCE JAN 1      2.41          3.58  -1.17     4.78                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       30            17     13       27                    

  MONTH TO DATE  122           106     16       95                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1445          1690   -245     1093                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5658          7058  -1400     6146                    



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0             0      0        0                    

  MONTH TO DATE    0             0      0        0                    

  SINCE MAR 1      0             0      0        0                    

  SINCE JAN 1      0             0      0        0                    

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    77           100 AM                                      

 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    48                                                        



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SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   814 PM MDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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