Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT SAT OCT 03 2026

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         75   1205 PM  96    2025  67      8       96
  MINIMUM         48    327 AM  24    2009  39      9       51
  AVERAGE         62                        53      9       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.92 2013   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      1.53                      1.39   0.14     1.05
  SINCE JAN 1     11.15                     15.38  -4.23    16.54

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            3                        12     -9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        35    -15        0
  SINCE SEP 1     75                       210   -135       57
  SINCE JUL 1     80                       248   -168       68

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        9
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       18
  SINCE SEP 1     95                        62     33      125
  SINCE JAN 1    929                       604    325      815
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        27      2018


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  3 2026.......SUNRISE   652 AM MDT   SUNSET   629 PM MDT
OCTOBER  4 2026.......SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   627 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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