CDUS43 KUNR 210836

CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

236 AM MDT MON SEP 21 2026



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         62   1241 PM  93    1960  74    -12       79       

  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  29    1983  45      9       45       

  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       62     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.64          1.83 1955   0.04   0.60     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.79   0.45     1.05     

  SINCE SEP 1      1.24                      0.79   0.45     1.05     

  SINCE JAN 1     10.86                     14.78  -3.92    16.54     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        3        

  MONTH TO DATE   31                        87    -56       51        

  SINCE SEP 1     31                        87    -56       51        

  SINCE JUL 1     36                       125    -89       62        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   93                        54     39       79        

  SINCE SEP 1     93                        54     39       79        

  SINCE JAN 1    927                       596    331      769        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  HEAVY RAIN                                                          

  RAIN                                                                

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                      

 LOWEST     86          1200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    93                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2013                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1995                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE   638 AM MDT   SUNSET   651 PM MDT     

SEPTEMBER 22 2026.....SUNRISE   640 AM MDT   SUNSET   649 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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