CDUS43 KUNR 170833
CLIGCC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
233 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026

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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                      NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         56    139 PM  55      1       71
  MINIMUM         27   1151 PM  30     -3       41
  AVERAGE         42            42      0       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.05   0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49          0.75  -0.26     0.34
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01          1.58  -0.57     1.74
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72          2.34  -0.62     2.53

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23            23      0        9
  MONTH TO DATE  316           383    -67      332
  SINCE MAR 1    999          1293   -294      696
  SINCE JUL 1   5212          6661  -1449     5749

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           400 PM
 LOWEST     34           200 AM
 AVERAGE    65

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SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   749 PM MDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 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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