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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

637 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         87R   251 PM  78    2016  50     37       57       

  MINIMUM         49   1207 AM  -5    1955  25     24       32       

  AVERAGE         68                        37     31       45     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          0.49 1946   0.02  -0.02     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.51  -0.17     0.42     

  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.51  -0.17     0.42     

  SINCE JAN 1      0.56                      1.32  -0.76     1.21     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                        28    -28       20        

  MONTH TO DATE  465                       657   -192      520        

  SINCE MAR 1    465                       657   -192      520        

  SINCE JUL 1   4476                      5915  -1439     5427        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            3                         0      3        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)        

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    44          1200 AM                                      

 LOWEST     10           400 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    27                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      2009                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      2002                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   706 PM MDT     

MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   707 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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