CDUS43 KUNR 200835

CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

235 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         86R   401 PM  78    2004  50     36       43       

  MINIMUM         41    102 AM  -3    1965  24     17       19       

  AVERAGE         64                        37     27       31     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1982   0.03  -0.03      T       

  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.46  -0.12     0.42     

  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.46  -0.12     0.42     

  SINCE JAN 1      0.56                      1.27  -0.71     1.21     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        1                        28    -27       34        

  MONTH TO DATE  465                       601   -136      474        

  SINCE MAR 1    465                       601   -136      474        

  SINCE JUL 1   4476                      5859  -1383     5381        



 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    51           100 AM                                      

 LOWEST      8           400 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    30                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      2007                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -6      1965                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   705 PM MDT     

MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   706 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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