CDUS43 KUNR 050837

CLIGCC



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

237 AM MDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         52   1108 AM  60     -8       79                   

  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  35      2       45                   

  AVERAGE         45            48     -3       62                 



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             0.07  -0.07     0.00                 

  MONTH TO DATE    T             0.26  -0.26      T                   

  SINCE MAR 1      1.70          2.69  -0.99     3.47                 

  SINCE JAN 1      2.41          3.45  -1.04     4.26                 



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       20            18      2        3                    

  MONTH TO DATE   58            72    -14       49                    

  SINCE MAR 1   1381          1656   -275     1047                    

  SINCE JUL 1   5594          7024  -1430     6100                    



 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    64           400 AM                                      

 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    51                                                        



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SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 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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