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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

236 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         85R   340 PM  83    2007  50     35       61       

  MINIMUM         49   1120 PM  -6    1965  24     25       17       

  AVERAGE         67                        37     30       39     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 2006   0.03  -0.03     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.49  -0.15     0.42     

  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.49  -0.15     0.42     

  SINCE JAN 1      0.56                      1.30  -0.74     1.21     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                        28    -28       26        

  MONTH TO DATE  465                       629   -164      500        

  SINCE MAR 1    465                       629   -164      500        

  SINCE JUL 1   4476                      5887  -1411     5407        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    41           400 AM                                      

 LOWEST     11           300 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    26                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        78      2016                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -5      1955                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   707 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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