CDUS43 KUNR 040840

CLIGCC



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

240 AM MDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         71    252 PM  60     11       75                   

  MINIMUM         38   1215 AM  34      4       38                   

  AVERAGE         55            47      8       57                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.06  -0.06     0.00                 

  MONTH TO DATE    0.00          0.19  -0.19      T                   

  SINCE MAR 1      1.70          2.62  -0.92     3.47                 

  SINCE JAN 1      2.41          3.38  -0.97     4.26                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       10            18     -8        8                    

  MONTH TO DATE   38            54    -16       46                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1361          1638   -277     1044                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5574          7006  -1432     6097                    



 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                      

 LOWEST     18           500 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    51                                                        



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SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  4 2026...........SUNRISE   549 AM MDT   SUNSET   810 PM MDT     

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 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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