CDUS43 KUNR 170833 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 233 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 73 845 AM 86 1958 57 16 82 MINIMUM 32 1159 PM 7 2022 31 1 34 AVERAGE 53 44 9 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 0.75 1976 0.07 0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.96 -0.49 0.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.83 1.87 -1.04 0.82 SINCE JAN 1 1.05 2.68 -1.63 1.61 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 21 -9 7 MONTH TO DATE 307 364 -57 300 SINCE MAR 1 935 1282 -347 1011 SINCE JUL 1 4946 6540 -1594 5918 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 46 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 59 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 PM LOWEST 21 1100 AM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 16 2001 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 PM MDT APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 740 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$