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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

237 AM MDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         58   1123 AM  91    1986  62     -4       82       

  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  25    2013  37      3       47       

  AVERAGE         49                        49      0       65     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.64 1959   0.09  -0.08     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.36  -0.35     0.03     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.50                      3.35  -1.85     3.59     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.16  -2.44     4.38     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   55                        65    -10       37        

  SINCE MAR 1   1281                      1617   -336     1294        

  SINCE JUL 1   5292                      6875  -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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                      

 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    57                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        93      2004                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1944                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   537 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 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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