CXUS53 KUNR 011626 CLSRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 926 AM MST SUN MAR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 76 01/12/1987 LOW -31 02/02/1996 HIGHEST 73 02/05 69 12/07 LOWEST -17 01/24 -26 02/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.6 37.1 11.5 36.3 AVG. MINIMUM 18.3 13.5 4.8 10.8 MEAN 33.5 25.3 8.2 23.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 36 DAYS MIN <= 32 82 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 9 18 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.29 1953 MINIMUM 0.25 2002 TOTALS 0.39 1.16 -0.77 1.25 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 11 20 DAYS >= .10 0 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.10 0.34 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2824 3573 -749 3688 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 70/320 DATE 12/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 94/320 DATE 12/18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 22 SLEET 0 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 13 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$