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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

636 PM MDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         51    202 PM  93    2004  62    -11       77       

  MINIMUM         28    340 AM  22    1944  37     -9       49       

  AVERAGE         40                        50    -10       63     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.10 2007   0.09  -0.09     0.04     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.45  -0.44     0.07     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.50                      3.44  -1.94     3.63     

  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.25  -2.53     4.42     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY           25                        15     10        2        

  MONTH TO DATE   80                        80      0       39        

  SINCE MAR 1   1306                      1632   -326     1296        

  SINCE JUL 1   5317                      6890  -1573     6203        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    88           400 AM                                      

 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    59                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      2017                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        26      1989                      





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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