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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

240 AM MDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         69   1208 PM  93    1952  62      7       77       

  MINIMUM         41   1038 PM  19    1954  37      4       36       

  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       57     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             0.76 1969   0.09  -0.09     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27     0.03     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.49                      3.26  -1.77     3.59     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.71                      4.07  -2.36     4.38     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       10                        16     -6        8        

  MONTH TO DATE   39                        49    -10       37        

  SINCE MAR 1   1265                      1601   -336     1294        

  SINCE JUL 1   5276                      6859  -1583     6201        



 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    SW (210)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  THUNDERSTORM                                                        

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                      

 LOWEST     31          1200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    54                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      1986                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        25      2013                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  4 2026...........SUNRISE   539 AM MDT   SUNSET   759 PM MDT     

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   801 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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