Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 130838
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
238 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 72 113 PM 82 2007 47 25 63
MINIMUM 26 1246 AM -15 1950 21 5 31
AVERAGE 49 34 15 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.08 1954 0.02 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.27 -0.09 0.34
SINCE MAR 1 0.18 0.27 -0.09 0.34
SINCE JAN 1 0.40 1.08 -0.68 1.13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 31 -15 18
MONTH TO DATE 276 396 -120 313
SINCE MAR 1 276 396 -120 313
SINCE JUL 1 4287 5654 -1367 5220
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 47 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 69 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 700 PM
LOWEST 17 100 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -9 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 708 AM MDT SUNSET 656 PM MDT
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 706 AM MDT SUNSET 657 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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