CDUS43 KUNR 150038 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 638 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 65 256 PM 83 2002 56 9 53 MINIMUM 32 254 AM 5 2020 31 1 25 AVERAGE 49 43 6 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.90 2012 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.82 -0.48 0.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.73 -1.03 0.82 SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.54 -1.62 1.61 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 16 22 -6 26 MONTH TO DATE 282 322 -40 278 SINCE MAR 1 910 1240 -330 989 SINCE JUL 1 4921 6498 -1577 5896 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0 SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 21 100 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 2008 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 12 2018 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 735 PM MDT APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 736 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$