CDUS43 KUNR 190033

CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

633 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         81R   230 PM  78    2012  49     32       43       

  MINIMUM         39    340 AM  -4    1989  24     15       31       

  AVERAGE         60                        36     24       37     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          0.58 1950   0.03  -0.03     0.08     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.43  -0.09     0.42     

  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.43  -0.09     0.42     

  SINCE JAN 1      0.56                      1.24  -0.68     1.21     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            5                        29    -24       28        

  MONTH TO DATE  464                       573   -109      440        

  SINCE MAR 1    464                       573   -109      440        

  SINCE JUL 1   4475                      5831  -1356     5347        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    60           400 AM                                      

 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    38                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        78      2004                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -3      1965                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE   659 AM MDT   SUNSET   702 PM MDT     

MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE   657 AM MDT   SUNSET   704 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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