CXUS53 KUNR 011626 CLSUNR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 926 AM MST SUN MAR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 79 12/05/1939 LOW -34 02/11/1899 HIGHEST 69 02/05 65 12/07 01/29 LOWEST -12 01/23 -20 02/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 46.8 37.5 9.3 35.4 AVG. MINIMUM 22.6 17.4 5.2 15.0 MEAN 34.7 27.4 7.3 25.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 38 DAYS MIN <= 32 67 76 DAYS MIN <= 0 5 16 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.06 1952 MINIMUM 0.27 2001 TOTALS 0.60 1.21 -0.61 1.15 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 13 25 DAYS >= .10 1 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.10 0.19 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 40.0 1970 TOTALS 6.5 21.0 -14.5 19.4 SINCE 7/1 8.1 31.0 -22.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 1 DAYS >= 1.0 1 6.8 -5.8 9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 12/12 4 02/19 12/13 02/20 02/21 24 HR TOTAL MM 2.9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2715 3381 -666 3534 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/330 DATE 12/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 91/320 DATE 12/18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 30 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$