CDUS43 KUNR 160846 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 246 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 317 PM 85 2008 56 18 74 MINIMUM 30 443 AM 12 2018 31 -1 25 AVERAGE 52 44 8 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.23 2024 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.89 -0.54 0.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.71 1.80 -1.09 0.82 SINCE JAN 1 0.93 2.61 -1.68 1.61 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 21 -8 15 MONTH TO DATE 295 343 -48 293 SINCE MAR 1 923 1261 -338 1004 SINCE JUL 1 4934 6519 -1585 5911 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 500 AM LOWEST 10 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 86 1958 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 7 2022 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 607 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$