CDUS43 KUNR 080843 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 243 AM MDT FRI MAY 08 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 65 236 PM 90 1992 63 2 70 MINIMUM 27 133 AM 25 2010 38 -11 44 AVERAGE 46 51 -5 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.88 2005 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.64 -0.63 0.07 SINCE MAR 1 1.50 3.63 -2.13 3.63 SINCE JAN 1 1.72 4.44 -2.72 4.42 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 15 4 8 MONTH TO DATE 127 110 17 57 SINCE MAR 1 1353 1662 -309 1314 SINCE JUL 1 5364 6920 -1556 6221 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0 SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 73 1000 PM LOWEST 20 100 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1985 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 2010 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM MDT SUNSET 804 PM MDT MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM MDT SUNSET 805 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$