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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

254 AM MDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         55    411 PM  88    2017  63     -8       65       

  MINIMUM         23R   451 AM  26    1989  38    -15       45       

  AVERAGE         39                        50    -11       55     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 2015   0.09  -0.09     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.54  -0.53     0.07     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.50                      3.53  -2.03     3.63     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.34  -2.62     4.42     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       26                        15     11       10        

  MONTH TO DATE  108                        95     13       49        

  SINCE MAR 1   1334                      1647   -313     1306        

  SINCE JUL 1   5345                      6905  -1560     6213        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                      

 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    46                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1992                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        25      2010                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   535 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 PM MDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 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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